Leeds player ratings v Forest as Nico Elvedi debuts and nine out of 10 Dan James sends Daniel Farke message | OneFootball

Leeds completed a City Ground double, beating Nottingham Forest 2-0 in the Carabao Cup four days after a 1-0 league win. Dan James shone with a nine out of 10 display and James Justin added the clincher. Daniel Farke’s side are into the third round.

Saturday's decider came from Anton Stach, his fourth direct free-kick since joining from Hoffenheim last summer, with only Dominik Szoboszlai matching his Premier League tally. Leedsunited.news reports on the selection calls and player ratings from the tie. Both bosses rotated, Farke made six changes with James Trafford, Joe Rodon, Tarik Muharemovic, Ethan Ampadu and Justin retained, and Nico Elvedi debuting alongside James, Ao Tanaka, Sean Longstaff, Noah Okafor and Lukas Nmecha.

Leeds controlled the first half before winning it after the break. James opened the scoring, then Justin forced in a second, and Leeds kept another clean sheet.

Trafford earned an eight, Rodon also eight after a superb recovery tackle on Chris Wood. Elvedi impressed on debut with seven, the calmer of the debut centre-backs against Ousmane Diomande. Muharemovic took six, Ampadu seven and Tanaka six.

James was the standout with nine, threatening a goal and multiple assists from wing-back. Longstaff struggled for five but supplied the assist for the first. Justin rated seven and is becoming a reliable threat.

Up front, Okafor and Nmecha took fives and could use some luck. From the bench, Wilson six, Stach seven after fizzing one over, and Aaronson six, who will start this weekend. Dominic Calvert-Lewin was a late cameo.

Source: Leedsunited.news

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