Leeds beat Wednesday to go top of Championship

LONDON: Leeds powered back to the top of the Championship with a 3-0 win against Yorkshire rivals Sheffield Wednesday at Elland Road on Sunday.

Manor Solomon gave Leeds a flying start before late goals from Largie Ramazani and Ao Tanaka ensured Daniel Farke´s side would remain on course for promotion to the Premier League.

Leeds are unbeaten in their last 10 games in all competitions and have gone 11 matches without losing on home turf. Wednesday had lost only one of their previous six games and were bidding to close to within touching distance of the play-off places, but they fell behind in the third minute.

Owls goalkeeper James Beadle beat Brenden Aaronson in the race to Joe Rothwell´s pass into the area, but he spilled the ball and Solomon pounced on the rebound, taking one touch before burying his finish into an empty net.

Beadle produced two full-stretch saves to keep out goal-bound shots from Daniel James late in the first half. Wales winger James saw another effort deflect narrowly wide early in the second half. Wednesday´s Djeidi Gassama then drove through a gap down the middle to force Leeds goalkeeper Illan Meslier into his first save. But Ramazani, an 83rd-minute replacement for Solomon, netted with two minutes left, turning on to Jayden Bogle´s cross and drilling into the bottom corner.