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George Bennett

Ex-Leed United striker Alan Smith on Patrick Bamford's confidence boost and relegation verdict

Leeds United forward Patrick Bamford marked his return to action by climbing off the bench to score his first goal in 18 months in Friday's 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa.

The 29-year-old reached 100 career league goals in the process, after spending the last 18 months plagued by injury. Bamford has missed seven games during two separate spells on the sidelines this term, and barely featured during the second half of 2021-22.

He underwent an operation in an attempt to solve his injury hoodoo during the World Cup break, which offered him a prime opportunity to get fully fit ahead of the Premier League restart.

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