Fresh Leeds United boost in blow for promotion rivals but ex-Whites man spoils perfect party
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Leeds United received another boost following Friday night’s victory against Sheffield United with a key rival blow - but with an ex-Whites man somewhat spoiling a portentially perfect party.
Daniel Farke’s Whites climbed into the Championship’s automatic promotion places for the first time this season through Friday’s 2-0 win against the Blades which sent the Whites second but having played a game more than their rivals.
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Hide AdThe win left Leeds level on points with both leaders Sunderland and Sheffield United who dropped to third but West Brom were then set to move top when leading by a single goal in Saturday’s lunchtime kick-off at Oxford United.
The Baggies, though, suffered the late blow of conceding a stoppage time equaliser which gave Oxford a 1-1 draw and kept West Brom one point below Leeds in fifth place.
Daniel Farke’s Whites stayed second but the perfect weekend party was then spoiled somewhat by Burnley who themselves moved top with a 2-0 victory at Sheffield Wednesday in one of the day’s 3pm kick-offs.
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Hide AdFormer Whites loanee Jaidon Anthony put Burnley ahead in the 37th minute and Josh Brownhill bagged a second for the Clarets five minutes after the break.
Burnley are now two points clear at the division’s summit but having played a game more than second-placed Sunderland who visit Hull City on Sunday afternoon in the day’s sole Championship fixture.
Leeds, in third, and fourth-placed Sunderland are level on points with Sunderland, the three sides all one point ahead of both fifth-placed West Brom and sixth-placed Blackburn Rovers who climbed up the table with a 1-0 win at home to Swansea City.
Outside of the play-offs, there is then a two-point gap back to both seventh-placed Norwich City and eighth-placed Watford who visit Leeds on Tuesday night.
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