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- Updated: September 13, 2016
Kyle Bartley headed his first goal for nearly three years to earn Leeds their first home win of the season and leave Blackburn rooted to the bottom of the Sky Bet Championship after a 2-1 defeat.
Centre-half Bartley, drafted in on loan from Swansea in the summer, rose to head home substitute Alex Mowatt’s 87th-minute free-kick to secure Leeds their first win at Elland Road under Garry Monk and ease some of the pressure on the head coach.
Monk labelled this a ‘must-win’ game after Leeds’ home defeat to Huddersfield on Saturday had seen them slip into the bottom three and Bartley lifted some of the gloom after Blackburn substitute Marvin Emnes had cancelled out Chris Wood’s second-half opener.
Blackburn winger Craig Conway volleyed just over the crossbar early on, while Leeds’ first purposeful attack, triggered by centre-back Pontus Jansson in the 18th minute, ended with Rovers defender Derrick Williams diverting Charlie Taylor’s deep cross behind goal for a corner.
Taylor headed straight at Jason Steele in the 34th minute as the heavens opened, but while there was thunder in the sky there was little …
