Leeds United 2-0 Millwall: Wilfried Gnonto and Dan James send Daniel Farke's side top of Championship

Goals from Wilfried Gnonto and Dan James sent Leeds top of the Championship for the first time this season with a 2-0 victory over Millwall.

Leeds extended their unbeaten league run at Elland Road to 19 matches and have now won 12 of their last 13 Championship games, overturning a 17-point deficit since New Year's Day between them and second-placed Leicester.

Gnonto's superb opener gave the hosts a half-time lead and substitute James added the all-important second with 11 minutes left to lift them above the Foxes on goal difference.

Crysencio Summerville pulled a low shot wide and that was all Leeds had to show from a promising start.

The visitors had dropped only two points in four matches since Neil Harris returned for his second spell in charge last month and they were not going to concede an inch against their promotion-chasing hosts.

Lions skipper Jake Cooper earned the wrath of the home fans for grappling with Gnonto - both players were booked - before Zion Flemming and Junior Firpo were also shown yellow cards for mistimed tackles.

But from a scrappy opening littered with full-blooded challenges, Gnonto emerged to elevate the game with a brilliant opening goal in the 33rd minute.

The forward collected Georginio Rutter's lay-off on the edge of the penalty area and unleashed a shot which arced away from Millwall goalkeeper Matija Sarkic and into the net.

Millwall skipper Cooper was lucky to avoid a second yellow card, first when he appeared to catch Rutter with his elbow and then when he clattered into Joe Rodon in the Millwall box.

Referee Stephen Martin missed the first incident and was unmoved by the second, after being perfectly placed, with Rodon left in a heap.

Summerville then forced Sarkic into a flying one-handed