Peacock-Farrell’s Leeds form has seen him become a Northern Ireland regular.
Stuart Dallas has told BBC Sport that he has been impressed with how easily Leeds United teammate Bailey Peacock-Farrell has taken to international football with Northern Ireland.
The 21-year-old earned his third and fourth cap during the international break for Northern Ireland as Michael O’Neill’s side suffered UEFA Nations League defeats to Austria and Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Peacock-Farrell could do little about Marko Arnautovic’s goal for Austria, while AS Roma and former Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko scored twice for Bosnia in a side that also boast Miralem Pjanic on Monday night.
Dallas was full of praise for the Leeds stopper, who has remained number one under Marcelo Bielsa despite the signing of Jamal Blackman on loan from Chelsea. He also predicted the academy product to keep improving.
“Look, he’s done well has Bailey,” Dallas said. “He’s a quiet, young lad but he’s going to develop as he gets more and more experience. He’s a good keeper.
“He’s done well to establish himself here but he’s got to keep moving on like the rest of us now. He’s got to keep improving day by day, match by match.”
Making his Leeds debut under Steve Evans back in 2016 against QPR, Peacock-Farrell was given a run in the Leeds side towards the end of last season by Paul Heckingbottom as Felix Wiedwald and Andy Lonergan struggled.
Since then, the Middlesbrough-born stopper has clocked up 24 senior appearances for Leeds and has conceded just 28 goals. This season, he has earned five clean sheets in 12 games, conceding only nine goals.
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