Bielsa won’t get carried away

LEEDS boss Marcelo Bielsa refused to label his side as promotion contenders after the Yorkshire club maintained their fine start with a 4-1 thrashing of Frank Lampard’s Derby yesterday.

Following a 3-1 win over Stoke the previous weekend, Leeds were in good form again as former Argentina and Marseille coach Bielsa won his battle with ex-Chelsea star Lampard, who was taking charge of the Rams at home for the first time.

Mat Klich put Leeds ahead with a long-range strike in the fifth minute before Tom Lawrence equalised seven minutes later.

Kemar Roofe restored Leeds’ advantage midway through the half and the striker netted again after the interval before Ezgjan Alioski sealed the rout.

But Bielsa isn’t getting carried away and said: “We are very focused. But the Championship is very long and it is not convenient to make conclusions now.”

Roofe echoed that message, saying: “We didn’t finish last season well at all and everyone was disappointed.

“But we’re only two games in. We can’t get carried away.”

Elsewhere, West Brom got their Championship promotion campaign up and running with a thrilling 4-3 victory against Norwich.

Swansea came down along with Albion, but they have maximum points after two Championship games thanks to a 1-0 victory over Preston.

Middlesbrough won 1-0 against 10-man Birmingham and Aston Villa beat Wigan 3-2.

Sheffield United claimed their first points in their third game with a 2-1 win over QPR while Reading are still searching for their first points after losing 1-0 to Nottingham Forest.