There are ways to lose a cup game, and Tuesday’s defeat to Sheffield Wednesday was not one of them.

Leeds United were expected to roll an opposition who fielded seven players who are yet to start a league game. Yet, cutting creativity was in sparse supply. Chances were conjured but none were clear-cut, aside from Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s missed sitter.

The visitors were lacklustre before the big guns were brought on, and Jayden Bogle’s equaliser was not enough to rescue Leeds in the end. With Ao Tanaka out for a number of weeks with a knee injury, it only adds to the concern around where the creative drive will come from.

It is a problem that has been obvious since the start of pre-season yet has not been addressed. Leeds are lacking a killer touch. There is less than a week of the wi

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