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Leeds United fans react after Lewis Baker makes first league start of loan spell from Chelsea

Fans of Leeds United celebrate during the Sky Bet Championship between Leeds United and Rotherham United at Elland Road on August 18, 2018 in Leeds...
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The Chelsea midfielder is one of three Stamford Bridge players sent to Leeds United at the start of this season.

Lewis Baker and Mateusz Klich stand dejected following the Carabao Cup Second Round match between Leeds United and Preston North End at Elland Road on August 28, 2018 in Leeds, England.

It took the on-loan Chelsea midfielder Lewis Baker the best part of four months to earn his first league start for Leeds United.

But his next one is unlikely to arrive in a hurry, having been hauled off at half-time of Leeds’ 1-0 win against Reading after an ineffective first half.

The 23-year-old has appeared 12 times since joining the Whites from Chelsea, his long-term employers, averaging just shy of 30 minutes per outing.

And some Leeds fans are wondering whether his loan spell might be cut short when the transfer window reopens.

This is what they’re saying on Twitter…

Leeds’ winner arrived on the hour mark via an unlikely source in Stuart Dallas.

But they had Bailey Peacock-Farrell to thank for the points, after the under-fire goalkeeper saved Marc McNulty’s penalty kick.

Leeds United's Bailey Peacock-Farrell roars in celebration and is mobbed by team-mates after saving a late penalty effort by Reading's Marc McNulty during the Sky Bet Championship match...

The result moves Marcelo Bielsa’s side back into second place, just a point behind Norwich City now.

Has the Chelsea loanee blown his chance at Leeds United?