Boro suffered a promotions setback after losing at home for the first time since August.
Alex Mowatt's first half goal was enough to secure the points for Leeds , who held on for the win to complete the double over Boro.
The Gazette's Boro editor Philip Tallentire offers five observations from the game:
1. The Red Faction took the moral high-ground with their fantastic 'fit & proper' Steve Gibson banner, which they unfurled before kick-off. Compare the stability behind the scenes at Boro with the recent turmoil at Leeds and there's only one winner. Boro may have lost a battle but will certainly win the war.
2. Aitor Karanka has got his team selections spot one more often than not, but perhaps he missed a trick in not starting with in-form Patrick Bamford, who scored a crucial equaliser at Birmingham. Karanka said after the game that he named him on the bench because he'd had a tough 90 minutes at St Andrew's.
3. Boro may have dominated the match but they did look vulnerable to the counter-attack and Leeds could have added to their solitary goal with better finishing.
4. While Boro were clearly the better team on the day, it was hard to pick a man of the match. There were no stand-out performers for the hosts.
5. Tomas Mejias has yet to convince the Riverside faithful that he's the ready to be the Boro No1. After impressive performances on the road in the FA Cup, he didn't help his claims for regular league starts by gifting Leeds possession with a poor throw that led to the only goal of the game.
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