Speaking on Sky Sports’ Soccer Saturday on 26 August (03:19pm), the pundit was impressed by the 17-year-old’s involvement in the Whites’ third goal in the fixture at Portman Road.
The midfielder, who has broken into the first team under Daniel Farke this season, helped set up the move that resulted in new signing Joel Piroe grabbing a debut goal for Leeds.
“The ball from Archie Gray is absolutely sensational,” said Dawson.
“He picks the ball up just on the right-hand side in his own half and hits a long diagonal pass to Sinisterra, who runs at Harry Clarke and he lets him get in the box, chop inside and whip the ball into the far post. The keeper doesn’t cover himself in any glory as he palms it out and it’s Joel Piroe who gets his goal.”
Impressive
It’s so impressive to see such a young player break into the Leeds first team and be able to hold onto a spot in the starting lineup.
The midfielder has been highly thought of by the Whites for a number of years and he has finally been handed his opportunity to impress this season.
Gray hit the headlines when he started training with the Leeds first team under Marcelo Bielsa when he was just 15 and was named on the bench against Arsenal in December 2021.
The 17-year-old is the son of Andy Gray, grandson of Frank Gray and great-nephew of Eddie Gray – all of which played for the West Yorkshire club.
He is doing a great job of following in the footsteps of his family members and, with performances like he has shown against Ipswich in the first half, there is surely a lot more to come from the youngster.
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Journalist shares how Leeds United fans mocked Ipswich Town in EFL Championship clash
Portman Road played host to a goal-fest between two sides expected to battle it out right until the bitter end of the season for promotion.
The first half saw five goals being scored, with the visitors grabbing three out of them.
LeedsLive journalist Beren Cross wrote on Twitter, “‘Small town in Norwich’ sing the Leeds United supporters. Really vocal away end this afternoon.”
Spot on
Norwich is obviously the most popular city in East Anglia and is more well known in footballing terms than Ipswich.
They have been in the Premier League recently and have a decent reputation in this century – something which Leeds’ opponents on Saturday don’t.
Leeds fans can always be relied on to be entertaining home or away and regardless of how their team is faring, they make it an atmosphere worth remembering.
Daniel Farke would also have been thrilled by the rapturous support his players got away from home and that certainly would’ve been something the players would’ve liked too.
The Championship is not an easy league to get out of so the fans play a huge role in motivating their sides over the line.
There were plenty of encouraging signs from this one and hopefully, the Whites can now start climbing up the table.
