Marcelo Bielsa on a fair result and the fight and flair shown by Leeds United in dramatic win over Luton Town

Leeds United celebrating at Kenilworth Road (Pic: Bruce Rollinson)Leeds United celebrating at Kenilworth Road (Pic: Bruce Rollinson)
Leeds United celebrating at Kenilworth Road (Pic: Bruce Rollinson)
Marcelo Bielsa saw his Leeds United team combine fight and flair in their last-gasp win at Luton Town.

The Whites boss felt the result, clinched by Patrick Bamford's 90th minute winner, was a fair one.

Leeds had 75 per cent of the possession and mustered 21 shots, a dozen of which were on target.

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But Luton did have a spell in the game, when Leeds' grasp slipped.

James Collins cancelled out Bamford's first goal, Kiko Casilla was forced into a smart save by Harry Cornick and Matty Pearson put the ball in the visitors' net, only for an offside flag to curtail Luton's celebrations.

Bielsa's men regained control, kept plugging away and found a way to win in order to stay just two points behind leaders West Brom, who also picked up three points today against Sheffield Wednesday.

"In the first half it was a little bit easier for us, but in the second half we fought a little bit more," said Bielsa.

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"As usual it is very difficult to win, if you don't fight, you don't have good condition to play. If you want to win, you have to fight, if not you cannot. I think that we fought and we could play as well.

"After we got the first goal we had a chance where we could have imposed a second one, after we scored the second goal we had two clear chances. But you've seen that the last ball of the match was for them, number three at the back post. When you have just a goal difference, deserving to win is not enough."

The compact pitch at Kenilworth Road presented a challenge for Leeds, along with a style of play employed by Luton to make the most of their ground's dimensions.

"I think that playing here in this stadium is not easy," said the Argentine.

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