Daniel Farke was philosophical in the wake of our defeat at AFC Bournemouth on Saturday, saying our performance deserved better. But should we be worried now that our run without a win has extended to five games?

Our manager made two changes to the starting line-up, one being the return of Elvedi from injury, as he reclaimed his place in the centre of our defence. The other being the recall of Dan James in place of Aaronson, perhaps to give us a bit more of a direct threat up front. James and Wilson played as ‘inverted wingers’, i.e. a right footer on the left, etc.

And for the first half hour it seemed to be working, as Leeds were dominating possession and looking the far more likely side to go in front. In the first few minutes James went past two defenders on the left and sent in a low cross across the face of goal, where Calvert-Lewin just failed to get the touch he needed. And soon afterwards, we thought we had taken the lead.

A wonderful move down the right involving Justin and Bogle ended with a cross bouncing off the keeper onto Calvert-Lewin and into the net. But it had struck our centre forward just below his shirt, and the latest handball rule is that if the ball has hit any part of the goal scorers arm or hand, it doesn’t count.

The chances kept coming as Wilson cut inside from the right, but sent his shot just wide. But after 31 minutes Trafford produced a Haloween horror show, with an error that gifted the home side the opening goal. His ball out to Tanaka was woefully underhit, giving Kluivert the opportunity to nip in and take possession, slipping the ball to Evanilson for an easy goal.

Our goalkeeper has justifiably been getting pelters for it ever since, but I don’t think Tanaka is beyond criticism either. He totally failed to realise that with the ball coming to him so slowly there was a danger of someone nipping from behind him and showed no awareness of Kluivert’s presence as he stood there waiting for the ball to arrive.

And that goal proved to be the turning point of the whole game, with Bournemouth suitably buoyed after getting the goal, and Leeds failing to pose as much danger as before. We did manage to get a free kick in a decent position but Wilson hit it well over the bar, and that was about it for the first half, with the home side continuing to dominate after the break.

A frustrated Ampadu conceded a free kick in a dangerous position, and in the process picked up his 4th yellow cards in 9 Premier League appearances this season, putting him one away from a suspension. Tavernier’s effort was much better than Wilson’s in the first half, getting the ball over the wall and forcing Trafford to get down for a fine save.

Then Rayan shot across the face of goal and just wide, having been distracted by a team-mate threatening to get in the way. Farke opted for a more attacking formation on 65 minutes, going to four at the back to give us an extra man in midfield. Nmecha replaced James, but failed to show the quality needed to turn the tide, and although Wilson stayed on, his difficult start to life at Leeds continued as he rather faded out of the game.

And with Leeds pressing for an equaliser, Bournemouth took advantage of the space at the back to seal their win in the 94th minute. Longstaff was dispossessed as he tried to bring the ball downfield, and pleaded in vain that he’d been fouled. Instead, a neat passing move finished with Adli placing the ball past Trafford from close range, to put Bournemouth’s victory beyond all possible doubt.

When it was all over, Daniel Farke told BBC Match of the Day that we deserved better after our start to the game. "Football can sometimes be tough and one of the most unfair sports in the world. A terrific first half performance, scored fantastic goals and just with margin ruled out. We could be more clinical and then out of nothing we scored more or less an own goal”.

“If they are then 1-0 up they have the home crowd and it's also difficult. It's tough for the boys because performance wise, nothing to moan about. Sometimes you have to accept a loss. The team was a bit more clinical and for that congratulations to Bournemouth." And he kept faith with Trafford, whose mistake proved decisive, so soon after he was hailed as our man of the match at Sunderland.

"Wrong decision. We are a side that doesn't just put the ball long. It's like an own goal out of nothing so it gave the belief to the stadium. If you make a mistake you can also lose a game. We're all human beings. We should have done better but it happens." It does happen, but we need to start getting victories, not just good performances.

We were all giddy after beating Newcastle 4-1, but we haven’t won any of our five games since then, and three of them were against teams near the bottom of the table. A table in which we’ve now dropped into the bottom half for the first time this season, bringing a little bit of pressure for the visit of Spurs on Saturday. A game that isn’t looking as easy as it would have done a month ago.

I can’t really see us dropping into trouble, as there are too many poor sides in the bottom half of the table, and our defensive organisation should see us picking up points in most games. But it’s about time that one or two of our creative players started to find a bit of form at the other end of the field.

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