Patrick Bamford and Eddie Nketiah are the two main strikers at Leeds United.
Nketiah, signed on loan from Premier League club Arsenal in the summer transfer window, came on as a substitute for Bamford at the start of the second half of the Championship game against Sheffield Wednesday at the weekend.
The 20-year-old striker has yet to start a game in the Championship for the Whites, and the England Under-21 international has said that he is working hard to earn his place in the starting lineup.
Meanwhile, former Leeds striker Jermaine Beckford has outlined what he wants to see more from Bamford following the ex-Nottingham Forest and Chelsea prospect’s performance against the Owls on Saturday afternoon.
When asked about his battle with Bamford, Nketiah told The Yorkshire Evening Post: “Obviously it’s the manager’s decision but all I can do is keep working hard and put forward my place to play.
“If I play ten minutes or five minutes or 15 I will always try and help the team and add something positive. That’s what I tried to do today.”
Leeds Live quotes Beckford as saying about Bamford: “I thought he played well with what he had but I wanted to see more from him. I wanted to see him pin defenders. He should be busting himself to get in the box,” the former Whites fan favourite told Sky Sports after the game.
“I don’t feel like he was in the right areas enough today. It seems like he has to think about where he needs to be rather than it just coming naturally to him. “I know a lot of players who have it naturally who don’t need coaching. We need to see that more often.”
Stats
According to WhoScored, Nketiah has scored three goals in 265 minutes of Championship football and two goals in two EFL Cup ties for Leeds so far this season.
As for Bamford, the 26-year-old striker has scored four goals and provided one assist in 14 Championship matches for the West Yorkshire outfit so far this campaign, according to WhoScored.
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