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Daniel Farke\u2019s men knocked out Championship<\/a> team Birmingham City<\/a> on penalties after the two sides played out a 1-1 draw at St. Andrew\u2019s in their FA Cup fourth round tie on Sunday.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The Yorkshire giants conceded a late Patrick Roberts goal but managed to progress to the next round, after Sean Longstaff scored the winning penalty in the shoot-out.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The Leeds faithful will be pleased with their team\u2019s results over the past week, as Farke\u2019s side beat relegation rivals Nottingham Forest<\/a>, came back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 away at Champions League side Chelsea<\/a> midweek and have now progressed to the next round in the FA Cup.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Leeds are six points above West Ham United<\/a> in 18th place after a series of improved performances in the past two months, with former Whites star Matteo insisting that something has changed at Elland Road<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n His point can be justified given the way Leeds have come back after a poor first half of the campaign and their improved results against the so called \u2018big\u2019 teams in the league.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Matteo recently stated that a trio of Whites stars have shown improvements in their performances after finally \u2018getting\u2019 what it means to play for Leeds<\/a> and he has reiterated his point.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Clubs Dominic Matteo played for<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The former Whites star believes that players like Justin and Bogle, who have not been at the club long, now understand what the Leeds United DNA is.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n He is of the view that getting the backing of the passionate Leeds fans can be a very huge thing, crediting Justin and Bogle for their part in the team\u2019s improved form.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI learned that coming from Liverpool, DNA was different at Leeds than it was at Liverpool\u201d, Matteo said on LUTV (15:00)<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cPut a foot in, kick a few people, fans love you.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cAnd I have seen some of that and good quality as well.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cJustin for example and Bogle, those two were a huge part of that success of us getting those two goals.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cTwo guys we have talked about their improvement in full-back positions has been outstanding.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI think they get now what it means to play for Leeds United.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI am seeing that from a lot more players, once you have got that Leeds DNA and Leeds fans are on your side, it is a big thing.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Justin, who was a summer arrival at Elland Road, was rewarded for his performances by being given the armband for the game against Birmingham City.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Both Bogle and Justin have been a regular feature in Farke\u2019s side, playing different positions in order to execute various formation changes by the German boss.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Fulham_Smith_Rowe_James_Justin_620_ofg.webp.webp\"\/)
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