Leeds United head into the first international break of the 2026/27 season with the unbeaten start still intact, having now collected nine points from the opening five matches.

While the Whites may have been frustrated to not be in free-flowing form against Crystal Palace, boss Daniel Farke was pleased the team didn’t come away from the Elland Road encounter empty handed.

“Like always, a bit mixed emotions after the game,” he told the media. “Of course, we would have preferred to win this game, there is no doubt about it.

“We play each game in order to win it. But reality is it is not 38 magic nights under floodlights, champagne football and you overrun the opponent and you score goals for fun.

“Sometimes it is also when you have to dig in. It was one of those games with many things I liked. I liked that we extended our unbeaten run, I liked our clean sheet and I liked that if we then also can’t win a game, we showed that attitude that, okay, at least we don’t lose it.

“We fight for each and every point, and we try to dig in. I think offensive-wise, football-wise, it was definitely not our best game today. We were a bit too loose with the ball.

“We didn’t move the ball quick enough, more or less from side to side, because credit to Crystal Palace, they were well-structured and difficult to open and defended really well.

“They have shown the signs, more or less, also in their last games on Premier League level and also in Europe and in the cup. In such a game, you have to be really tight on the ball and especially in the opponent’s half.

“You have to make sure that you don’t lose it and this is what we did. So for that, mixed emotions. You have to say it is also a good and valuable point.”