EFL CUP ROUND-UP: BIG GUNS CRASH TO FIRST ROUND DEFEAT

By Chris Dunlavy

WRAPPED UP: Josh Coburn takes the plaudits after putting of Middlesbrough 3-0 in front, much to the frustration of Leeds boss Daniel Farke, inset
PICTURE: Alamy

ELLAND Road regulars have grown accustomed to hearing visiting supporters inform them that Leeds are falling apart.
They even sing it themselves on occasion, a gleefully ironic subversion to taunt well-beaten opponents.
Yet as Middlesbrough’s second string scored one goal, then another, then a third, all in the space of 17 chaotic minutes, ...