A Chris Wood penalty and Charlie Taylor goal have given Leeds United a 2-0 lead away at MK Dons at half time.

Alex Mowatt and Sam Byram combined early as Mowatt saw a shot blocked, before Carl Baker hit a 25-yard effort wide for the home side.

Rob Hall turned two Leeds defenders inside out before curling his shot wide, before Wood collected the ball inside the box but failed to make anything of it.

Southampton loanee Sam Gallagher tested Marco Silvestri with some long-range efforts and Wood had a couple of shots saved by David Martin as the game began to open up. Taylor was then brought down in the box by Baker and Wood stepped up to fire United into the lead.

Leeds and Wood nearly doubled their lead instantly but the striker could only clip the bar from a promising counter-attack, before failing to hit the target again after connecting with a Stuart Dallas cross.

Manchester United-linked Taylor got Leeds their second goal, the left-back striding forward and lashing the ball into the far corner of the net minutes before the half-time whistle went.