Halloween has come and gone but Leeds United fans can be forgiven for having a few nightmares after Saturday’s 3-0 defeat to Brighton. What they saw was frightening.

No shot on target until the final five minutes of the game, their midfield battered and yet another pointless away trip. The only time Leeds have scored on the road in five attempts was September’s 3-1 win away at bottom club Wolves.

While the Whites went home howling that day, they would trudge back up to Yorkshire from Brighton with their tail between their legs. The lack of bite in attack on the road, yet again, is becoming an itch they cannot scratch.

Conceding early on also doesn’t help. While Leeds fought back after going behind at Wolves, Leeds whimpered after conceding so early on at Brighton. “We always knew it was going to be tough coming here to try and get a result,” Brenden Aaronson told LUTV.

“But it didn't help that we conceded such an early goal because then we’re chasing the game for the whole time and that's what...