Stuart Dallas has been pleased by Leeds United's 'encouraging' return to form but is adamant there is still a long way to go until the squad can rest easy.
The past five matches have seen the Whites emerge as victors on four occasions and sharing the spoils once, a run that was preceded by two wins in their previous 11 matches.
The dip in form had reignited the battle for automatic promotion and allowed West Brom to take advantage in the title race but the pendulum has swung in the other direction once again.
Heading into the Yorkshire derby against Huddersfield Town, Leeds are five-points clear of third place and just a single point behind the Baggies, which has pleased Dallas.
"We needed to get back to how we had been playing," Dallas told LUTV.
"Obviously before Christmas we knew that clean sheets are massive for us. We know if we keep clean sheets that it gives you a better chance of winning the game.
"Before Christmas we were defending really well. We went on that run where we conceded in a number of games, but it's four wins on the bounce now after a decent result at Brentford. It's encouraging but there's still a long way to go yet."
The most eye-catching result during Leeds' recent upturn was against Hull City last time out, as the Whites struck four past the Tigers in a rout which saw a stunning goal scored by Tyler Roberts following an impression team move.
Speaking about that goal, he added: "I didn't really have anywhere else to go [with the ball] but you see straight away it [the pass] takes four or five players out of the game.
"Jack Harrison does unbelievably well again. We then break at pace. It comes into Tyler and out to Helder [Costa] and even Helder's awareness to get it across to Klichy [Mateusz Klich] and then Klichy's touch back... I think it was meant for me! But I'm delighted for Tyler. He's had a tough time and you can see what it meant to everybody and him."
