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Leeds United swiftly moved back to the top of the Championship table on Monday night with a dramatic 2-1 win over Sunderland at Elland Road.

Two goals from substitute centre-back Pascal Struijk completed a comeback for Daniel Farke’s side, who found themselves 1-0 down to a Wilson Isidor strike at the break.

Struijk and Joe Rothwell, who combined for both goals, will, rightly, get the acclaim for their cameos off the bench, but Mateo Joseph also made an impact.

Struijk and Joe Rothwell, who combined for both goals, will, rightly, get the acclaim for their cameos off the bench, but Mateo Joseph also made an impact.

The Spain U21 international came on and won 100% of his duels whilst constantly closing down the Sunderland defenders with his pace, which helped the Whites to force the opposition into hurried clearances to maintain dominance in the game.

Mateo Joseph’s first-team emergence

Unfortunately, it was another game that Joseph did not change with a goal or an assist, as his tally for the season remains at three goals and three assists in 32 Championship matches.

The former England youth international came up through the academy system at Thorp Arch and made 20 appearances as a substitute in the second half under Farke in the 2023/24 campaign.

As you can see in the table above, Joseph has been given more responsibility by Farke this season and has become a significant member of the first-team squad.

The 21-year-old starlet still has plenty of time left ahead of him to develop and improve, with these statistics showing that he is heading in the right direction.

Farke may also already have the next version of Joseph, despite the youngster still being early on in his career, in the academy in the form of Oliver Boast.

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