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Marcelo Bielsa reacts to Wolves defeat as three Leeds United games are moved for TV coverage

Here is your Leeds United digest for Saturday, February 20.

Bielsa's first words

Marcelo Bielsa refused to blame luck on Leeds United's 1-0 defeat to Wolves.

The Whites had the better chances in the game, with Wolves goalkeeper Rui Patricio producing some fine saves.

Yet the defining moment came when Adama Traore's shot thundered off the bar and into the goal off of keeper Illan Meslier for an unfortunate own goal.

Bielsa said his side played well but refused to blame luck for the loss.

He said: "Very few periods we weren’t dominating. Doule the chances they did. We defended well, We attacked well. This is the analysis I have at the moment.

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"We don’t resolve the result with luck. The team has to go above and beyond also luck isn’t a factor in the result. The result today was defined by efficiency."

Read more from Bielsa's post-match press conference.

Cooper impresses

Liam Cooper was the standout performer for Leeds in the unlucky defeat, putting in a dominant display in the centre of defence.

The Whites captain was busy in both boxes, snuffing out a number of Wolves attacks before forcing home goalkeeper Rui Patricio into a number of good saves.

It was a performance that did not deserve to be on the losing side.

Read how we rated the rest of the players.

Trio of games moved

Leeds have had three Premier League games moved in March for TV coverage.

The Whites are set for two trips to the capital next month either side of a home clash against Chelsea, and each of them has been moved.

An away game against West Ham has been moved to Monday, March 8, with the game against Chelsea moved to an earlier kick-off time on Saturday, March 13.

Leeds then face Fulham on a Friday night clash before an international break.

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