Leeds picked up their first Championship win of the season at the third time of asking as they beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 at Hillsborough.
Daniel Farke’s side – beaten by Southampton in May’s play-off final – were held to a 3-3 draw by newly promoted Portsmouth on the opening day and continued their unspectacular start with a stalemate at West Brom.
They came out unscathed from spells of early pressure at Hillsborough to take an iron grip of the game – and established the lead 24 minutes in, when Brenden Aaronson curled home after an exquisite team move.
Within two minutes of the restart, they had another. Mateo Joseph’s pass from inside his own half cut the Owls’ defence to shreds and Dan James raced through on goal before doubling the lead with a cool chip.
A pocket of Wednesday fans thought they had pulled one back when Di’Shon Bernard met a monster throw into the box, though he could only send a header inches wide after connecting with the back of his head.
Wednesday goalkeeper James Beadle denied James and Joseph as Leeds looked to add the gloss, which they were unable to find.
Leeds climb to fourth in the embryonic league table, while Wednesday drop to 13th after a second straight defeat without scoring.
