Stats have emerged that breakdown the battle between Leeds United's Kalvin Phillips and Blackburn Rovers' Bradley Dack on Saturday, which has left many fans of the Yorkshire club impressed.

The Whites beat Blackburn 2-1 at Elland Road to ensure they remained third heading into the international break.

Patrick Bamford broke his goal drought by adding the opener from the penalty spot on the half-hour mark and Jack Harrison added a second five minutes later.

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Derrick Williams headed in from a corner just before half time but Marcelo Bielsa's side never really looked like surrendering their lead and ran out deserved winners.

The matchup between Phillips and Dack in central midfield looked extremely interesting ahead of the game.

The Whites defensive midfielder has been in fantastic form this season, helping them to concede the fewest goals in the division.

But it looked as if he would have his work cut out for him against Dack, who is Blackburn's leading scorer this season and finished the 2018/19 campaign with 18 goals and 10 assists.

Phillips won the battle and kept Dack very quiet, helping Leeds take the points at Elland Road.

Stats from InStatFootball (via LUFCDATA) show just how impressive the 23-year-old's performance on Saturday was.

According to InStatFootball, Phillips won 12 of his 16 duels against Dack on Saturday, while the Blackburn midfielder didn't create a chance or register a shot on target.

Those numbers appear to have caught the attention of many Leeds fans, who took to Twitter to express their thoughts on Phillips' performance.

Read the reaction of Whites supporters here: