Largie Ramazani delivered a “beautiful” Leeds United verdict after a first start and goal at Cardiff City but with an honest Whites admission after the 2-0 success.

Follow the latest from the Leeds United manager's post-match debrief at Cardiff City Stadium after the Saturday afternoon clash with Erol Bulut's Cardiff City

Rodon and Firpo, though, both start whilst Rothwell takes his place on the bench alongside summer signings Ao Tanaka and Isaac Schmidt. Tanaka and Ramazani were both deployed as second-half substitutes for last weekend’s 1-0 defeat at home to Burnley for which fellow new boy Schmidt was an unused substitute.

Cardiff City's miserable winless run stretched to six games after Leeds United battered them in a 2-0 defeat in the Welsh capital, piling the pressure on manager Erol Bulut in the process.

Beleaguered Cardiff City boss Erol Bulut bemoaned the "mistakes" his side made in possession after their 2-0 defeat to Leeds United. The Championship strugglers were up against it from the moment that Joe Bagan was given his marching orders in the 23rd minute after a foul on Wilfried Gnonto.

Follow live coverage as Cardiff City face Leeds United in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.