Leeds United travelled to the City Ground on Sunday with just one away win under their belt this season in the Premier League.
Thankfully, they were about to do battle with a Nottingham Forest side who had only won once on their patch all season long in league action.
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But, come the end of the frantic affair, the Tricky Trees collected their first home victory since August, as Sean Dyche's men comfortably got the better of Daniel Farke's visitors in a 3-1 win, having notched up 14 efforts at Lucas Perri's shaky goal.
Journalist Graham Smyth labelled Leeds' overall performance at the final whistle as "desperately poor" as the West Yorkshire side now hang precariously above the dreaded relegation zone.
Jaka Bijol - in particular - had another afternoon to forget in the heart of the away team's leaky defence.
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Bijol's poor performance vs Forest
Bijol's day wasn't completely pitiful, with the Slovenian centre-back coming away from the 3-1 defeat with four of his six duels being successfully won.
Unfortunately for the £15m summer recruit, regardless of having some positives to latch on to, he was still caught out by a moment of ball-watching to hand the hosts the decisive 2-1 lead, as Morgan Gibbs-White evaded his marker to head home.
It was a nicely executed move by Forest, with Omari Hutchinson getting the better of Gabriel Gudmundsson's lax marking, before putting it on a plate for Gibbs-White.
But, the former Wolverhampton Wanderers playmaker was given far too much room to head past Perri, off the back of Bijol being caught in no man's land.
Having also struggled against Brighton and Hove Albion on the road, before this slip-up in Nottinghamshire, when winning zero tackles and just one duel, it could well be time for Farke to move the former Udinese man back to the bench, for the more Premier League-ready Pascal Struijk to take over.
Bijol isn't the only defensive option who could now be dropped by Farke, however.
Leeds dud had his worst game of the season
In all fairness, nobody donning Leeds' changed strip of blue was trudging off at the end of the 3-1 loss, overjoyed with what they offered up.
Ethan Ampadu definitely won't have been thrilled with what he conjured up as Farke's supposed midfield anchor, with the Welshman both uncharacteristically sloppy with the ball at his feet and surprisingly weak when launching himself into duels.
Ampadu's performance in numbers
Stat
Minutes played
Shots
Key passes
Dribbles
Touches
Accurate passes
Possession lost
Tackles won
Fouls
Total duels won
Stats by Sofascore
The promotion-winning captain fell way below the standards he had previously set when lining up for the West Yorkshire giants, with Ampadu coming away from the 3-1 loss with only 76% of his passes reaching their chosen target. On average, this season, so far, he typically completes 86% of his passes.
Moreover, the below-par number 4 would lack his usual bite and drive, with only one of his tackles being successfully won, which led to Ampadu barely laying a glove on the tricky Dan Ndoye early on, before his quick feet down the flank led to Ibrahim Sangare firing home the equaliser.
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Ampadu also didn't help Bijol out when Gibbs-White sent the City Ground into raptures, with the former Chelsea midfielder also guilty of idly watching the ball, before the match-winning effort was prodded home.
For a defensive option that usually prides himself on winning duels and being energetic - as seen in him averaging 4.3 duels won this season - it really did feel like a low point for him against the Tricky Trees on Sunday afternoon, as Farke now contemplates whether dropping one of his "indispensable" promotion heroes, as he was once labelled by scout Jacek Kulig, is the correct call.
Ampadu faced the media after, calling for togetherness as Leeds attempt to navigate the choppy seas of a relegation battle, with his concrete starting spot now up for grabs, as the likes of Ao Tanaka and Ilia Gruev eye up a spot in defensive midfield, instead.