Leeds United 4-0 Blackpool: Koch, Firpo, Rodrigo and Joseph score in convincing win
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Leeds United welcome Blackpool to the York Community Stadium this evening where their opening pre-season fixture takes place.
The stadium usually reserved for Leeds Under-21s matches was also used to host a first-team friendly last summer when the Whites entertained Spanish side Villarreal.
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The club have announced the signings of Tyler Adams and Luis Sinisterra over the last 24 hours however both internationals are not in line to feature at York before they have completed preliminary fitness testing.
New addition Marc Roca joined the club last week and reported for pre-season on Monday, June 27. The former Spain Under-21 international is in line to make his Leeds bow this evening.
Leeds United 4-0 Blackpool: Koch, Firpo, Rodrigo and Joseph score in convincing win
GOOOALLL MATEO JOSEPH 4-0
In the 85th, Allen flicks a ball neatly round the corner for Shackleton who runs onto it. He cuts back for Joseph in the middle whose finish takes a slight deflection but nestles in the corner.
81’ Klaesson gets off his line quickly to deny a clear-cut Blackpool opportunity saving with his legs high into the air. There when needed.
Cruising
80’ Leeds’ youngsters relatively comfortable here. Never looked like conceding, really, against a Championship side.
Bring on the Papa John’s Trophy.
76’ Bate slips on the edge of the box and gives the ball away. Mullen subsequently fouls. Blackpool free-kick.
Leeds sub
72’ Archie Gray the last to go off out of the Leeds starters. Charlie Allen replaces him. Moments earlier he had gone down under a challenge inside the box but nothing doing. Applauded from the field.
63’ Archie Gray takes a bash to the face and goes down for treatment. He’s back up and straight back into the mix, though.
Six changes on the hour mark for Leeds
ON: Bate, Shackleton, Joseph, Forshaw, Moore, McGurk
OFF: Roca, Greenwood, Gelhardt, Drameh, Struijk, Harrison
55’ CJ Hamilton clatters into Leif Davis who was making an out-to-in run from the left flank. Free-kick on the edge for Leeds.
Intensity
53’ Eight minutes into the second half and the intensity of the first half remains. Blackpool’s fresh legs not causing a boat-load of problems for Leeds but plenty of strong challenges going in on both sides. An entertaining contest.
Second half underway
46’ Away we go again, Blackpool with a completely changed XI for the second half.
43’ Garbutt shoots low at Meslier’s near post to test his reflexes. They’re fine, he gets down low and holds.
Warm-ups
42’ Leif Davis and Kristoffer Klaesson warming up on the touchline. Likely they’ll be coming on at the break.
You worry for the fourth official’s shoulders as Blackpool seem to be warming up an entire second half XI.
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