Leeds United put their FA Cup embarrassment behind them with a victory over Blackburn thanks to a Pontus Jansson header
Leeds United fans have, once again, been heaping praise upon Pontus Jansson after the defender scored a late header to inspire the Whites to an important victory away at Blackburn Rovers.
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Garry Monk’s men went into the game looking to banish some of the painful memories from their humiliating weekend defeat to Sutton United in the fourth round of the FA Cup, but also knew that they faced almost as much of a banana skin clash as they could get in the Championship as they travelled to face the team that currently sit second-bottom.
Pontus Jansson celebrates scoring the winning goal for Leeds United
Despite probably shading the game up until the 75th minute, Leeds had been unable to break the deadlock. However, Stuart Dallas did finally hand them the lead.
But the game was actually just kicking into life as Elliott Bennett equalised with six minutes to go, leaving the stage clear for Jansson to step up as he has so often this season.
Leeds United’s Robert Green (L) and Leeds United’s Pontus Jansson celebrate after the match
His emphatic header in the dying moments handed Leeds the three points that sees them create an eight point gap between themselves in fourth and Sheffield Wednesday, who sit just outside the play-off places.
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Unsurprisingly, Jansson’s goal sent the Leeds fans on social media into as much of a frenzy as there had been in the away end at Ewood Park when the bullet header found the back of the net.
And here is the best of the reaction…
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