3 things we clearly learnt about Leeds United in their 3-0 win against Watford | OneFootball

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Leeds United continued their recent upturn in form on Saturday at Elland Road, as a dominant performance was eventually rewarded by three second half goals to see off Valerien Ismael's Watford outfit.

It was said by many outsiders that when Daniel Farke's side would eventually 'click' following their turbulent start to the season on and off the pitch, they would become one of the stronger forces across the whole of the Championship, and this looks certain to be the case as Leeds stretched their unbeaten run to six league games with a 3-0 success.

Here we look at the three main takeaways of the convincing win from a Whites point of view.

Relentless in attack

Since Leeds' first victory of the campaign at fellow high-flyers Ipswich, Farke's men have taken 77 overall attempts at goal, but at times haven't quite got their just rewards for asserting their dominance, especially against Hull and Sheffield Wednesday, and it looked like Saturday's game could have followed such a pattern.

However, in the second half, a quickfire double from Joel Piroe, who has already made himself a fans favourite since his move from Swansea and an unexpected source in the form of Sam Byram midway through the second half quashed any possibility of another frustrating stalemate before Jaidon Anthony put the seal on proceedings a minute from time.

Farke's side have also begun to share the goals around, which is a requirement for any successful second tier outfit.

"Second half we were able to convert our dominance into great goals, we could have scored perhaps a few more.

"But we then also showed the discipline to stay concentrated and focused. Although we would have won the game anyway, we had the greediness, when it was 2-0, to bring it over the line." Farke told the BBC post-match.

A result like this shouldn't perhaps come as much of a surprise, as Leeds have the fourth-most affective attack in the division so far, with a rating of 6.82 as per WhoScored - averaging 15.6 shots per game with 5 of those on target, as well as 11.1 successful dribbles per 90, such is the quality Farke has in forward areas with Crysencio Summerville really showing his worth in the last two games, despite not registering a goal or assist.

Solid defensive foundations

After leaking the second-worst amount of goals (73) in last season's Premier League, it was imperative that Leeds eventually began to put foundations in place at the back, and this has definitely been the case with four clean sheets in a row, with Watford only registering one meaningful attempt at Elland Road which came in the 95th minute.

At Elland Road, Leeds have only conceded an average of 6.5 shots per 90 in their four home outings so far, a league high, and this aspect of their performance was what pleased Daniel Farke the most on Saturday afternoon.

"Illan [Meslier] was not much involved today but in the 95th minute he had to be there with a save to stay that concentrated and focused."

Confidence building ahead of facing struggling Southampton

Having already touched on the Whites' recent abundance of chances created, Farke's side will perhaps be pleased they travel to St Mary's next to face a Southampton side in disarray, and with the manner of goals Russell Martin's side have gifted the likes of Sunderland, Leicester, Ipswich and most recently Middlesbrough, it's hard to not see a way in which the likes of Summerville, Piroe and Rutter will get so much joy in attacking areas.

The Saints have conceded an average of 13 shots and 11 interceptions per 90 at St Mary's, with Martin's possession-heavy style failing to cope with such a high press, something which this Leeds team is beginning to become synonymous with.

Having displayed a ruthless side to their game at Millwall, scoring with their only three shots on target, it feels that perhaps next Saturday's lunchtime kick off on the South Coast could follow similar proceedings.