Leeds United under-23s v Crystal Palace RECAP: Whites breeze to a 4-0 win as Summerville bags a hat-trick

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Leeds United's Under 23s take on Crystal Palace Under 23s this evening in a Premier League 2 Division One contest at Elland Road.

Andrew Taylor's young Whites look to put distance between themselves and the Premier League 2 relegation zone against Crystal Palace.

United are one point clear of the drop but both Blackburn and Chelsea could overtake them if they win their games in hand.

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Elland Road under the lights. Pic: Tim Keeton.Elland Road under the lights. Pic: Tim Keeton.
Elland Road under the lights. Pic: Tim Keeton.

At the other end of the table, meanwhile, Palace sit in 5th place with 33 points.

The teams will go head to head at Elland Road this evening with kick off set for 7pm.

Our live blog will provide all the pre-match build-up, team news and analysis followed by live match updates and then post-match reaction.

Leeds United Under 23s v Crystal Palace LIVE

Key Events

  • 7pm kick-off at Elland Road
  • 11th place take on 5th place

38 - Archie Gray replaces Joe Gelhardt.

Standing ovation for Joffy from the home crowd

The striker walks off the pitch and explains the complaint to head of medicine Rob Price.

Joe Gelhardt is down injured

36 - His left leg is getting stretched out by medical staff.

35 - Kirby delivers, Cresswell gets a head to it and when Palace cut it back across goal Sutcliffe clears.

Another Palace free kick

34 - This time from the left hand side, 18 yards out.

The latest orders from Charlie Cresswell

“Be aggressive”

Cleared by Cresswell

33 - It’s a looping delivery but the Whites skipper gets a head to it.

33 - Twenty yards out, to the right hand side of the box.

31 - Jenkins can’t quite get on the end of a delicious ball dinked over the Palace defence by McKinstry, moments later McKinstry is charging into the visitors’ box but a defender finds his pass before Summerville can.

29 - McCarron plays a curling ball in behind Palace’s back line, Gelhardt gets a toe to it but the ball goes wide.

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