Harrogate Town 0-2 Leeds United LIVE goal updates as Rutter and Firpo put the visitors in charge

The Italian was tasked with a job he is not used to. He had to have his share of defensive responsibilities and play as a full-back on the left. He attacked forward as the half wore on.

Gets loose in the left channel and has decent pop at the gate. Not far from the remote post.

Summerville is then released by Darlow with a long ball forward. It comes out for a one-on-one, the keeper comes out and hits the wrong side of the post as we expect the net to curl.

The 15-year-old is out for Rutter. He goes straight to the center of the attack. Gelhardt on his right and Summerville on his left. The fans have already chanted his name without having made his senior debut.

The goalkeeper looked a little rusty this half. With the game in and around the Leeds box, it was thrown to the keeper and he cleared the pass straight to a striker. The shooting was capricious.

Leeds look set to make their next replacement with one of their remaining bench youngsters.

Folarin’s pace is proving a problem for Ampadu. Back ball and the striker beats the defender. Darlow runs off and almost gets there before the two of them get stuck outside his own box.

Rutter gets down, finds a meter of space and then threads the eye of a needle to bring James in behind for another close look at goal. He shoots rather than crosses and Belshaw does well to start him clear of danger.

Meanwhile, Debayo, Meslier and Joseph have just received a hearty ovation from the away fans as they return to the pitch to take their place in the dugout. Leeds are just starting to find their rhythm this half.

Harrogate hit a pass from their own box and James is on it as the Roadrunner as usual. Breaks into the box, moves away for Gruev to dig in and is headed by O’Connor. It looked like a good effort from the Bulgarian.

The Spaniard is showing strength as well as technical ability tonight. He took the ball in, back to goal on the edge of the box with Liam Gibson behind and the big centre-back couldn’t get him off the ball.

Win the foul. The free-kick is drilled into the wall by Gruev before forcing the rebound into another defender.

James is sent on his way through the center by Rutter with a neat pass into space. Ater is out like lightning, drives left, feeds Joseph and asks him for the backhand ball. He gets it and then shoots from a tight angle. Not too wide. They were both so animated tonight.

In these temperatures, there must be a water break for the players. They all go into the dugout and get a briefing from Farke as they swallow.

Whites dominate, as you’d expect.

Harrogate flicked a long ball over the top with Leeds in form. Firpo and Debayo run with Folarin for the ball but both seem to think the other will make the cover challenge. Neither do and Debayo almost takes a free-kick, but comes up and wins a foul of his own from Folarin.

Elsewhere, Leeds remains so wide. Rear wings push up. Rutter is starting to become more influential, dropping into neat pockets and finding teammates in space. Rodon starts every move from the center of the back three.

Ampadu spreads wide in attack and provides some width, sliding the ball out wide for James to attack from deep. He has gone behind twice already with crosses in the box. Joseph got to the first and saw it blocked, while the second dodged Piroe and ran through the box.

We’re almost ready to go. The teams switch heads. Leeds will attack from right to left as we watch from the opposite side of the dugouts.

A first public outing for the new kit.

The only contracted players missing from the squad tonight are Patrick Bamford, Max Wober and Brenden Aaronson. We know Bamford’s workload has been managed this summer, so it’s not a huge surprise that he’s not involved, even if it’s disappointing.

Aaronson is here after reporting for the preseason today. He is watching from the sidelines and will be looking to make an impression in the training camp in Germany. Wober was also scheduled to return today, but is not sitting with Aaronson in the dugout to watch warmups.

It looks like Debayo will start at right-back, with Ampadu alongside Rodon in defence. Rutter looks set to start on one of the flanks with Piroe playing behind Joseph through the centre.

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This summer LeedsLive have produced a pre-season supplement which you can buy in print. It is a physical product that you can own as a great preview for the upcoming campaign.

There are thousands of words from me and many more from across the division before the big kick off. There will be 40 pages to consume.

You can pre-order it here.

Team news should drop in five minutes, but the team has yet to appear on the pitch at Wetherby Road. I normally arrive about 90 minutes before kick-off, but there was still no sign.

Gretar Steinsson and Jordan Miles, the club’s head of recruitment, have been spotted. Along with Eddie Gray and his wife.

When Leeds United play their first open pre-season friendly of the summer tonight, three new players should be in the squad. Although Joe Rodon has already completed one season in Leeds colours, will the other two make their official debuts?

In theory, Alex Cairns has already represented United, however, it was almost 13 years ago as a second-half substitute. This would be Joe Rothwell’s first appearance in whites.

Does Rothwell start in an engine room without many options? Rodon is almost a given to start in central defense and Cairns is a long shot to start between the sticks.

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Welcome to live coverage of Leeds United’s first public pre-season friendly. We’re at Wetherby Road for tonight’s League Two clash with Harrogate Town and will be covering you through every phase of the match.

The teams are expected to arrive at the stadium around 6pm when we get our first clues as to who will be involved for Daniel Farke in North Yorkshire tonight. Stay tuned.