'Ampadu showed why he's one of league's best midfielders'
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Leeds captain Ethan Ampadu showed he is one of the best midfielders in the league in the 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace, believes Don't Go To Bed Just Yet podcaster Jonny Buchan.
Leeds United stayed unbeaten in the Premier League - with two wins and three draws - thanks to the draw with Crystal Palace.
"I thought Ethan Ampadu was brilliant. Outstanding in tight spaces. Read it really well. Cut the ball out a couple of times really well," Buchan added.
"I thought he was a proper captain. Not that he hasn't been already, but he shone for me. I thought, 'wow, he's one of the best midfielders in the Premier League'."
Kaiser Chiefs' bassist Simon Rix said on the podcast that it was a better point against Palace than some fans have suggested.
"If we imagine we're Palace, we're like the Eagles podcast, what would you think about the game? I think we'd be very different," he said.
"We'd be like, 'great, went to Elland Road, got a 0-0, could have won it'.
"So especially given their start to the season, they'll be absolutely ecstatic. And I feel like it's a game, last year, us going to Palace, we'd have been double happy with it."
"A colleague in the office, a Palace fan, the first thing he said to me was, 'really happy with a clean sheet'," Buchan added.
"We've got to remember that they're in that mix that Leeds could end up finding themselves in. So a point against Palace is still a good point against Palace, despite the start to the season for them."
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