 Pearce was awarded the man of the match award against Q.P.R.on 1 March 2014 in a 1–1 draw, up to this point in the season, Pearce had played every single minute of the 2013/14 season for Leeds with a string of impressive individual performances.Pearce, missed the following game against Bolton Wanderers on 8 March as his partner gave birth to their first child on 7 March.