Coventry City 2-1 Leeds United highlights: Farke's side lose ground in title race as sloppy incidents punished
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Daniel Farke and his Leeds team are into the ‘crunch period’ of the season with just six games remaining between now and the end of the 2023/24 campaign. Play-off chasing Coventry are today’s opponents and could yet have a major say in how the top of the table shapes up by May 4.
The Sky Blues have Leeds (6 Apr), Southampton (9 Apr) and Ipswich Town (30 Apr) left to play, each of whom are keen to be playing Premier League football next term.
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Hide AdUnited go into this one unbeaten in their last 15 league games, winning 13 of those contests including most recently a late 3-1 victory over Hull City. Farke was without Connor Roberts, Willy Gnonto and Ilia Gruev against the Tigers and is likely to be without at least two of those three for Leeds’ trip to the Coventry Building Society Arena. The manager did however say he was hopeful Bulgarian international and tempo-dictating midfield presence Gruev could feature in his squad this weekend, but by no means is the 23-year-old a certainty to be involved.
Kick-off this afternoon is at 3pm. Team news, build-up, live match updates and analysis here.
Coventry City vs Leeds United LIVE
Leeds United team news
XI: Meslier, Gray, Rodon, Ampadu (c), Firpo, Gruev, Kamara, James, Summerville, Georginio, Bamford Subs: Darlow, Cresswell, Cooper, Byram, Roberts, Anthony, Joseph, Piroe, Gnonto
Coventry City team news
XI: Collins, Van Ewijk, Thomas, Kitching, Bidwell, Sheaf, Eccles, Palmer, O’Hare, Simms, Wright
Subs: Wilson, Binks, Dasilva, Kelly, Latibeaudiere, Torp, Tavares, Lusala, Andrews
Kick-off countdown
Just over ten minutes until kick-off. We’ll have all the updates from the match right here. Don’t go anywhere.
Positive start
2' Early chance for Leeds. Play out from the back, Gray into James who passes infield. Gray carries his run and picks up Bamford's attempt to thread Summerville through. Scuffs his attempt from a narrow angle.
Handful
4' Ampadu does just enough to keep Ellis Simms from running onto a through-pass and having a crack at goal. Big striker then shunts him off the ball and Leeds win a free-kick in their own box. He's going to be a handful today.
Double block
6' CHANCE! Leeds combine well down the left with Georginio and Firpo. Bamford picks up the low cross but his attempt is blocked from close range. Gruev has a go with the rebound but same outcome.
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