Leeds United battered, bruised after Crystal Palace defeat but Marcelo Bielsa's side are not broken - Graham Smyth's Verdict
For two games in succession Leeds United have played the part of the nail, something that was always going to happen at some stage for a newly promoted side and will almost certainly happen again as the season unfolds.
Their fellow Premier League new boys Fulham and West Brom also know the feeling- the latter, like Sheffield United, find themselves in the unenviable position of failing so far to take a single turn at being the hammer.
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Last season, Crystal Palace ended the campaign with a banging headache thanks to seven straight defeats and a winless run of eight games, shipping 18 goals in the process.