Leeds United U21 beat West Bromwich Albion U21 4-3 in a seven-goal Premier League 2 match, with Carrick Njinko's hat-trick the decisive contribution. West Brom hit back from a goal down to lead at half-time, but Leeds took control after the break.
Njinko opened the scoring on 16 minutes from Sam Chambers' assist. Ryan Colesby levelled on 41 and Rio Parmar put West Brom ahead two minutes later. Njinko equalised two minutes into the second half, Jacob Render made it 3-2 on 56, and Njinko added a fourth Leeds goal on 61. Louie Philpott was sent off for a second yellow card in the 72nd minute; Harry French scored for the visitors in the 89th but time ran out.
West Brom dominated the shooting and corner counts, with 13 corners to six and nine shots on target to Leeds's five, yet Leeds, who had 52% possession, took their chances more cleanly. Njinko was the difference, scoring three of Leeds's four goals.
