Solomon vindicates big decision as Leeds United move on from transfer exits

Leeds United secured a 2-0 home victory over Hull City to take their points tally to eight from four Championship games this season, following back-to-back wins, having also overcome Sheffield Wednesday.

Second-half goals from Mateo Joseph and Joel Piroe gave Danile Farke's side a hard-fought but deserved win at Elland Road in a game which saw new Spurs loane Manor Solomon start, and Ao Tanaka and Largie Ramazaini come off the bench.

Here are the talking points from the win over Hull.

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Solomon vindicates big call by manager

Eyes were on Manor Solomon to see how he would take his chance when thrown in by manager Daniel Farke for a start in what appeared a gamble - and the player delivered in style. Any question marks about lack of recent game time and fitness were answered emphatically as he performed with energy and looked a creative spark on several occasions. Ultimately it was no surprise when he made the difference with his great run and delivery to provide an assist, which finally broke the deadlock just past the hour mark.

Joseph capable of predatory instinct

With no Patrick Bamford, there were legitimate questions to be asked about Leeds' depth in terms of striking options. A lot of burden was on the shoulders of Joseph, still a relatively young player. And he delivered when it mattered with his instinctive actions for the opening goal, on top of his work rate - and it gave a taste of a new dimension that could be added to Leeds' play if he keeps developing at this rate. Despite the brilliance of Solomon in the build-up, Joseph still had work to do before scoring, and he nimbly got into the right space and found a way to guide the ball in at close quarters.

Is No 10 position an issue?

Amid the happiness and relief of eventually breaking down Hull, it should not be forgotten that Leeds needed to be patient and there were periods of frustration, palpable in the Elland Road crowd at times - and you had to wonder if a genuine, proven No 10 at this standard of football would have made a difference. Spells of possession did not always deliver cutting edge, especially in the first half, and the right tempo could not always be found. But there were still enough signs that the movement of the likes of Aaronson and then Piroe can help fill the void in that area of the field.

Filling gaps left by big player exits

Leeds fans have suffered a lot of pain since the play-off heartbreak of last season, seeing high-quality players at this level leave, including Archie Gray - so the question is how much depth they have added now and if that is going to be adequate, and the bench looked healthy here. The signs were encouraging here when the new men featured, with the game time given to Solomon especially, and the players who could be eased in off the bench late on. There is much work to do but things are taking shape after a busy transfer window.

Leeds made to do the tough stuff to take clean sheet

Rodon took a booking as part of the rough and tumble on show, but he and others deserved credit for the way they handled the physical battle. Hull are a different side to the patient, passing outfit of Liam Rosenior last season and there was more direct football and competitiveness on show from them this time, but Leeds looked unfazed a lot of the time and had the better of a lot of duels. Getting promoted from the Championship will require passing those kinds of tests and they managed it here, on the way to shutting out a team with attacking threats of the calibre of Liam Millar among others.