Twenty league victories, 20 clean sheets and, let’s be honest, it could have been 20 goals in the past three Championship games alone instead of the 13 Leeds United have delivered without reply.

Four of them came at Watford on Tuesday night as Daniel Farke’s side showed once again why they are the best in the division – and by a long way – when they click into gear.

Once Leeds are in front they stay in front. A Dan James brace in the first half meant United went in at the break with at least a two-goal lead for three consecutive league games for the first time since Don Revie’s great side did so in 1971, according to @JRCooper, external.

James’ double put him in illustrious company too by taking him into double figures in the Championship for two seasons in a row. The last Welshman to do so for the club was the great John Charles in the 1950s.

James had hoped to be speaking with the match ball tucked under his arm after the victory at Vicarage Road, having spurned a couple of chances for his hat-trick.

“When you score two early goals against a side you always want to push on for that extra one. I’ve never scored a hat trick before so it would have been great to do so,” he admitted.

But it’s never about him with James, although he was given a rousing send-off from the traveling support as he was substituted.

His humility meant he immediately referred to the team and how well they had done to take more of their chances compared to the inefficiency at Coventry a week prior, when only two were converted from the plethora created.

“We’ve got to be ruthless, especially away from home,” added James. “I thought we were today.”

That’s 66 goals for the campaign. Route 66 towards the Premier League.

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