Patrick Bamford hits a hundred as Leeds cruise to victory

For Patrick Bamford the return to the Premier League continues to be golden. Forgotten is the player who had only scored once at this level before this season began.

Instead, the Leeds centre forward moved onto 100 career goals. Revenge does not seem a prime motivation but there will have been added satisfaction that he reached such a moment in his career against a side where it had stumbled.

It is hard to reconcile the forward who was afforded just six substitute appearances whilst on loan at Selhurst Park, back in 2015, with the destructive force that has emerged with the rebirth of Leeds.

The second-half goal he produced, which assured as deserved a victory as you will find, was his 12th in the Premier