Ross McCormack was seen celebrating Leeds United’s victory over Sheffield Wednesday with the travelling fans on Friday night (8 March).
In footage provided on Twitter by a Whites fan after the game at Hillsborough, the former Elland Road striker was seen signing the praises of left-back Junior Firpo on the concourse following the 2-0 victory.
The defender recovered from a poor first half defensively to provide an excellent assist for Patrick Bamford’s goal seconds before halftime, which changed the game.
Willy Gnonto added a second inside an hour, infuriating the home fans while delighting the travelling party, which included McCormack.
Ross McCormack celebrated with the visiting Leeds United supporters at Hillsborough.
There was plenty to be satisfied with in Sheffield, so the 37-year-old Scot and the rest of the visiting Whites fans were understandably upbeat coming into the weekend.
What appeared to be a significant potential banana skin in the form of an away trip to an Owls team fighting for survival and on a four-game winning streak turned out to be a professional three points secured.
Firpo had a difficult first 45 minutes, struggling to get back up to speed after being rested for Sam Byram’s Stoke victory after nine starts.
A handful of blunders nearly let Wednesday in, but he deserves a lot of credit for improving his own game and, by extension, the entire Leeds United evening.
The timing of his assist, which arrowed through the home side’s box to the far post four minutes into stoppage time before the break, was critical since it broke the deadlock and altered Danny Rohl’s team talk at the last second.
The Whites looked significantly more at ease in the second half after going into the break on a high, and they made their advantage count to seal the victory and reclaim second place ahead of Ipswich’s trip to Cardiff on Saturday morning.
