Leeds United manager Garry Monk admitted that his side were lucky to gain a 2-1 victory against Blackburn Rovers in the Championship, which will serve to increase their hopes of being promoted to the English Premier League next season.
Monk said, “we defended our box very well, stayed strong when it was difficult and in those crucial moments we scored two good goals. Yes (we were) a bit lucky to come away with the three points but the mentality and character is what I was pleased with. That’s the positive to come out of the game”
The game was a scrappy affair and all the resulting shots were goals. Stuart Dallas, who was the only player that Leeds did not drop from their shock defeat to Sutton United in the FA Cup, scored in the 74th minute to give Leeds a 1-0 lead in what was his first goal of this season.
Eliott Bennet equalized less than ten minutes later, but it was Pontus Jansson who scored on the stroke off full time to hand Leeds victory. The win for Leeds narrows the deficit between them and second placed Newcastle United to five points. Monk admitted that his side were lucky but was happy at the character that they showed.
