LEEDS UNITED 5 BURTON ALBION 0

Lasogga (20, 59), Phillips (35), Hernandez (pen 44), Roofe (54)

PIERRE-MICHEL LASOGGA scored a debut double as Leeds underlined their promotion credentials with a thumping victory.

The Brewers dealt a huge blow to Leeds’ play-off hopes in April, but they could not lay a glove on Thomas Christiansen’s side at Elland Road.

Lasogga, a deadline-day loan signing from Hamburg, set Leeds on their way and the hosts were out of sight courtesy of Kalvin Phillips’ effort and Pablo Hernandez’s penalty. Kemar Roofe got in on the act just after the restart and the excellent Lasogga nodded home his second, as Leeds continued their unbeaten start to the season.

United looked in the mood from the off and had a flurry of early chances. The breakthrough came after 20 minutes when Eunan O’Kane found Lasogga just outside the area which the German striker took in his stride, before firing a drive into the bottom corner.

Burton were struggling to cope with Leeds’ movement and fluidity and they were left with a mountain to climb after Phillips curled home a left-footed shot from 12 yards in the 35th minute.

Kyle McFadzean was booked for pulling back Saiz in the build-up to the goal and he was quickly hauled off by Burton manager Nigel Clough.

Lasogga thumped a strike against a post as Leeds poured forward in search of a killer third goal, which arrived from the penalty spot through Hernandez after Luke Ayling had his shirt pulled from a corner.

A fourth goal seemed inevitable and Roofe grabbed it on 54 minutes, before Roofe then turned provider just before the hour mark, lifting a ball from the byline straight onto the head of Lasogga who made no mistake from close range.