THREE points. Nothing more, nothing less.

That’s Leeds United head coach Gary Monk’s desperate desire when his side take on fellow Championship strugglers Blackburn Rovers at Elland Road on Tuesday night.

After yesterday’s 1-0 home defeat to West Riding neighbours Huddersfield Town, early season pressure is already mounting on Monk and his newly-assembled side.

He’s only won one of his six Championship games and has yet to taste success on home soil. Like many of his predecessors in the Massimo Cellino era, Monk is finding ER a difficult puzzle to solve.

Leeds managed only seven league wins there last season and in the immediate aftermath of a drab display against surprise Championship leaders Huddersfield, the Whites’ poor home form is not lost on Monk.

“We have to get a real reaction now on Tuesday. We need to take the three points, it’s as simple as that. It is very important that we get this Elland Road monkey off our backs and get the three points,” he said.

A touch of class earned the unbeaten Terriers victory, Manchester City loanee Aaron Mooy, the best player on the park, smashing a 25-yard shot past Rob Green on 55 minutes.

However, Monk believed the Australian midfield match-winner should have been sent off in the first half with a two-footed lunging tackle on new Leeds skipper Liam Bridutt.

“Two footed, off the ground, totally out of control. It was a horrendous tackle,” said the Leeds chief.

Town head coach David Wagner said the challenge, for which Mooy was booked, would have been red in his native Germany, but not in England.

Mooy’s goal kept Town four points clear at the top while Leeds, who rarely threatened, slid into the bottom three.

Leeds created virtually next to nothing as Monk opted for two central midfielders, Bridcutt and Kalvin Phillips, better known for their tackling rather than creative skills.

It did help Leeds look more solid with Swedish international Marcus Jansson having a strong game at the heart of the defence, but United offered nothing going forward.

Changes will be inevitable against Blackburn, whom they also meet in the EDF Cup at Elland Road next week, to find some creative spark.

Leeds United: Green, Ayling, Bartley, Jansson, Taylor, Bridcutt, Phillips, Mowatt, Sacko (Roofe 75), Antonsson (Doukara 66), Wood. Subs (not used): Cooper, Silvestri, Hernandez, Vieira, Coyle. Caution: Jansson

Huddersfield Town: Ward, Smith, Hudson, Schindler, Lowe, Hogg, Mooy, Payne (Palmer 79), Bunn (Hefele 90+5), Van la Parra, Kachunga (Wells 78). Subs (not used): Whitehead, Crainie, Stankovic, Coleman. Cautions: Mooey, Lowe. Van la Parra, Bunn, Smith

Ref: Roger East

Attendance: 28,514