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Tasting the rarefied air at the summit of the Championship for the first time this season will not be enough for Leeds.
They want more and for boss Daniel Farke and his players, not to mention an expectant crowd, that means clinching an instant return to the Premier League and, perhaps, the title too.
It will take some doing, but this latest success further encouraged hopes that automatic promotion is well within sight.
It has taken Leeds 38 games to manoeuvre themselves into top spot, but this comfortable win over a dogged Millwall side finally unseated Leicester.
The Foxes were 17 points ahead of Leeds in late December, but have wobbled, winning just one of their last five. Farke’s side have now drawn level, albeit from a game more.
Daniel Farke's side moved top of the Championship title and are eyeing automatic promotion
Willy Gnonto opened the scoring for Leeds as Farke's side overcame an in-form Millwall
Gnoto found the net with a left-foot shot from 20 yards which flew into the bottom corner
Where Enzo Maresca’s side have faltered, Leeds are now unbeaten in 13 league outings since the turn of the year.
That rich run of form has harvested 12 wins and seen them concede just three goals. It is proving quite some charge by Farke’s men.
Millwall, resurgent under Neil Harris having taken 10 points from their previous four games following his return to the club, battled gamely. In the end, though, class told as Willy Gnonto struck a sensational first-half opener before substitute Dan James added a late second.
While Farke’s men did enough to grind out another three points, this was no vintage display. Then again, it did not need to be.
The German boss said: ‘I’m pretty proud of the boys because it was a different challenge. It’s difficult to create chances against Millwall and important not to give anything away, so it was a mature
