Leeds 1-2 Ipswich

George Burley's side showed resilience in overcoming an early setback and then composure in holding on to their lead following stunning finishes from James Scowcroft and Jermaine Wright.

The Ipswich manager said: 'Leeds still had a very strong team out and no doubt they were hampered with some world-class players out of the side. But you can't take anything away from my players. Jermaine Wright looked a class player and we've been working hard on the boy to try and express himself more and create things.

'We showed great character and endeavour, although we passed the ball better in all five games this season.'

In players like Matt Holland and match-winner Wright, Burley is starting to assemble a side containing the kind of qualities relied on by David O'Leary during his own revolution at Leeds.

Despite their troubles, Leeds, hammered 4-0 by Barcelona in their Champions League debut in midweek, still possessed a nucleus of sufficient quality to manufacture a stunning opener after three minutes.

Ian Harte and Olivier Dacourt combined to allow Gary Kelly to whip in a low cross which was met by Lee Bowyer with a right-foot volley which carried more accuracy than power.

Ipswich, however, were far from overawed and did not allow Leeds to forget their tired limbs following their visit to the Nou Camp.

Their equaliser came when Hermann Hreidarsson was unable to connect cleanly with a Marcus Stewart cross from the left but Scowcroft, at the back post, powered home a diving header from close range after 12 minutes.

If Stewart had shown similar instincts when a John McGreal cross picked him out, again unmarked at the back post, Ipswich might have taken a lead into the interval.

But, within two minutes of the restart, Ipswich were in front when Wright linked in a one-two with Stewart, recalled in place of the dropped David Johnson, to break into the area and tuck a left-foot shot across Nigel Martyn.

From that point on, the name of the game for Ipswich was containment, which proved a comfortable exercise while they maintained a threat on the break.