Charlie Cresswell back shining as young Leeds United midfielders also take big steps forward

Lee Sobot
By Lee Sobot
Published 13th Nov 2022, 11:30 BST
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Charlie Cresswell was back shining and scoring for Millwall on Saturday on a decent day for some of Leeds United’s loanees in the EFL and SPL.

United’s England under-21s international defender Cresswell is on a season-long loan at the Lions and the 20-year-old was part of the matchday squad for the club’s first 12 fixtures of the season, starting nine of them and scoring three times.

A change in formation from boss Gary Rowett then led to Cresswell sitting out four games in a row but the centre-back started his fourth consecutive match at Preston North End on Saturday and scored in a 4-2 victory. Cresswell played the full duration of the contest in which Millwall’s fellow Whites loanee Jamie Shackleton came on for the final six minutes. Lions striker Zian Flemming bagged a hat-trick before Cresswell netted as part of a win that sent the Lions into the division’s play-off places in sixth, and with a game in hand.

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"Mental game of footy,” wrote Cresswell on his Instagram page. “Zian Flemming doing the business.”

GOAL AND VICTORY: For Leeds United's England under-21s defender Charlie Cresswell, right, at Preston North End, pictured in the goalless draw at Championship hosts Birmingham City at the start of this month. Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images.GOAL AND VICTORY: For Leeds United's England under-21s defender Charlie Cresswell, right, at Preston North End, pictured in the goalless draw at Championship hosts Birmingham City at the start of this month. Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images.
GOAL AND VICTORY: For Leeds United's England under-21s defender Charlie Cresswell, right, at Preston North End, pictured in the goalless draw at Championship hosts Birmingham City at the start of this month. Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images.

Elsewhere on the Leeds United loanees front, Ian Poveda was not involved for Blackpool who suffered a 2-1 defeat at Wigan Athletic whilst Tyler Roberts is out injured for QPR who were beaten 2-0 at Coventry City.

But down in League One, Lewis Bate started for Oxford United and played the full duration of a 4-0 victory at home to Port Vale for what was the 20-year-old midfielder’s first full match of the season in the third tier.

"Proper team performance,” wrote Bate on his Instagram page. “Thanks for the support.”

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