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Wood late strike seals Leeds win
- Updated: September 20, 2016
Substitute Chris Wood struck late on to send Leeds through to the EFL Cup fourth round with a 1-0 win over Sky Bet Championship rivals Blackburn.
Wood broke the deadlock in Leeds’ victory over Rovers seven days ago in the league and he came off the bench to settle the cup clash too with his sixth goal of the season.
The New Zealand international’s timely strike gave United a third win in a row and ensured Blackburn failed to build on their first Championship victory of the season last weekend.
Rovers made nine changes to Leeds’ seven and it showed during a first half that struggled to get going in front of a crowd of just 8,488 – the lowest at Elland Road since the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy clash with Darlington seven years ago.
Lewie Coyle went close for Leeds inside the opening minute with a brilliant half-volley that was well tipped …
