Piroe nets twice as Leeds win at Millwall

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Joel Piroe wheels away in celebration after scoring for Leeds United against Millwall

Joel Piroe has scored three goals in as many games for Leeds United since joining from Swansea City last month

Joel Piroe's double helped Leeds United to a 3-0 victory at Millwall as the Whites registered their second win of the Championship season.

The Dutch striker rounded off a slick counter-attack to open the scoring in the 15th minute, finishing low across Lions keeper Bartosz Bialkowski and into the bottom right-hand corner.

The hosts claimed a foul on Kevin Nisbet in the build-up before Georginio Rutter swept upfield and exchanged passes with Wilfried Gnonto before feeding Piroe in the box.

Leeds had their second with 13 minutes left when Piroe tapped in from close range after Dan James stumbled in attempting to convert Rutter's cut-back with the latter finishing from 15 yards to wrap it up late on.

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Line-ups

Millwall

Formation 3-1-4-2

33Bialkowski18Leonard5Cooper3M Wallace8MitchellSubstituted forSavilleat 84'minutes17Norton-Cuffy14CampbellSubstituted forEsseat 64'minutes24De NorreSubstituted forFlemmingat 64'minutes11LongmanSubstituted forEmakhuat 73'minutes9Bradshaw7NisbetSubstituted forWatmoreat 64'minutes

Substitutes

2McNamara10Flemming19Watmore22Emakhu23Saville25Esse27Trueman45Harding46Adom-Malaki

Leeds

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Meslier2Ayling14Rodon21Struijk25Byram22GraySubstituted forGruevat 89'minutes4Ampadu10SummervilleSubstituted forJamesat 69'minutes7PiroeSubstituted forKamaraat 83'minutes29GnontoSubstituted forAnthonyat 69'minutes24RutterSubstituted forGelhardtat 89'minutes

Substitutes

5Cresswell8Kamara12Anthony17Shackleton20James27Poveda28Darlow30Gelhardt44Gruev

Referee:Chris Kavanagh

Attendance:17,909

Live Text

Match ends, Millwall 0, Leeds United 3.

Second Half ends, Millwall 0, Leeds United 3.

Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by George Saville.

Attempt blocked. Jaidon Anthony (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Daniel James (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Zian Flemming (Millwall).

Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Aidomo Emakhu (Millwall).

Attempt missed. Aidomo Emakhu (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Romain Esse following a corner.

Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Ethan Ampadu.

Foul by Ilia Gruev (Leeds United).

Aidomo Emakhu (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Substitution, Leeds United. Ilia Gruev replaces Archie Gray.

Substitution, Leeds United. Joe Gelhardt replaces Georginio Rutter.

Attempt missed. Joe Rodon (Leeds United) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel James with a cross following a corner.

Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Murray Wallace.

Attempt blocked. Jaidon Anthony (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Glen Kamara.

Attempt blocked. Duncan Watmore (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Substitution, Millwall. George Saville replaces Billy Mitchell.

Substitution, Leeds United. Glen Kamara replaces Joël Piroe.

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