Leeds United 0-0 Fulham
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Fulham midfielder Ibrahima Cisse struck the post in the first half
Leeds and Fulham maintained their unbeaten starts to the season with a hard-fought draw at Elland Road.
Fulham had the better of the first half with Aboubakar Kamara's going close and Ibrahima Cisse striking the base of the post with a drive from 25 yards.
David Button saved one-on-one from Chris Wood before Leeds' Felix Wiedwald made a similar stop from Sone Aluko.
Kalvin Phillips and Wood missed late chances for Leeds as the sides played out a fifth successive league draw.
Leeds and Fulham had drawn their previous four league games by a 1-1 scoreline, but Wood and Aluko both spurned great chances for their sides in a stalemate.
The visitors dominated the opening stages, but could not beat Rob Green's replacement Wiedwald in goal as Stefan Johansen, Kamara and Cisse were all off target.
Leeds responded after the break but Phillips fired wide and Wood could not get on the end of a late Stuart Dallas cross, as Thomas Christiansen's side drew a blank for the second time in four days.
Leeds boss Thomas Christiansen:
"It's another clean sheet and I believe the team played a very good game.
"We have to recognise that we played against one of the best teams in this league. They started very well and we were not fast enough.
"At the end of the first half we controlled the game a bit more and in the second we deserved more.
"We need to be a bit more dangerous up front but at the end I'm satisfied with that result."
Fulham boss Slavisa Jokanovic:
"We showed different faces.
"We opened the game very well and created chances but they pressed us better at the start of the second half and the result was fair at the end.
"It's positive that we haven't lost any games but it's a bad thing we haven't won any games in the start of the season."
- Published15 August 2017
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