Pascal Struijk and Mateo Joseph struck second-half goals to secure Leeds a 2-0 Yorkshire derby win and consign Sheffield United to their first defeat of the season. Leeds skipper Struijk scored the first league goal conceded by the Blades in seven matches and substitute Joseph added a late second.

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PASCAL STRUIJK AND Mateo Joseph struck second-half goals to secure Leeds a 2-0 Yorkshire derby win and consign Sheffield United to their first defeat of the season. Leeds skipper Struijk scored the first league goal conceded by the Blades in seven matches and substitute Joseph added a late second.

Second half goals from Pascal Struijk and Mateo Joseph means Sheffield United lose and concede for the first time in 11 hours of game time.

Sheffield United were comfortably the second-best team at Elland Road on Friday night as Leeds United claimed three points with a 2-0 win, and the Blades tasted defeat for the first time.

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It wasn’t easy, or all that pretty, but Leeds have deservedly won this Yorkshire derby thanks to a set-piece finish from Pascal Struijk and a late Mateo Joseph clincher. Sheffield United’s unbeaten start ends here – they just didn’t have enough to keep their local rivals at bay tonight.

Follow live coverage as Leeds United face Sheffield United in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.