Leeds United 1-1 Coventry City highlights: Summerville strike cancelled out in bad-tempered draw

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Leeds United host Coventry City at Elland Road this afternoon, looking to get back to winning ways after the disappointment of a midweek defeat away to Sunderland.

Daniel Farke's side could only watch as Leicester City and Ipswich Town re-opened the gap between Leeds and the automatic promotion spots to ten points over the course of this week. The Whites' recent run remains extremely positive despite defeat at the Stadium of Light, with nine wins from their last 12 Championship fixtures.

However, record-breaking starts to the season by the Foxes and Kieran McKenna's Ipswich means Leeds have had to acquaint themselves with third spot for much of the campaign.

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This afternoon's opponents held fourth-place Southampton to a draw in midweek and were last season's defeated play-off finalists. Despite Mark Robins' side struggling without talismanic centre forward Viktor Gyokeres this term, the Midlands club have picked up a handful of good results in recent weeks, including their 1-1 scoreline against Russell Martin's Saints, a 2-0 win over Wayne Rooney's Birmingham City as well as victories-to-nil against Plymouth Argyle and Millwall.

Build-up, team news, goal and score updates here throughout the afternoon at Elland Road. Kick-off is at 3pm.

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Fisticuffs at the final whistle

FT: Leeds 1-1 Coventry

Leeds were in control of that for huge parts but Coventry hung in there and earn a good point. Two dropped from Whites' perspective. Summerville engaged in some afters following the whistle.

90+7' Sheaf booked for a tug on Joffy.

90+5' Oh what a miss. Dan James played in beautifully by a one-two with Gelhardt but the Welshman can't get it on target. Skids agonisingly wide.

90+3' Summerville down the left dinks a lovely ball into the box which Rodon flies into and meets but can't direct on target. Whacks his head in the process, carrying on.

90+2' It's manic. Leeds attacking, Bamford and one of the Coventry defenders getting in a tussle off the ball, which continues after Summerville's shot goes for a corner. Referee giving them a talking to. Georginio playing peacemaker again.

90' A long way to go yet.

89' Leeds calling for red as Palmer goes in on Gnonto near the corner. Willy, grinning as he goes, pats Palmer on the cheek a couple of times. Free-kick.

88' Eccles booked for a heavy challenge on Gnonto before Kasey Palmer tries to fight everyone. Georginio is in to drag Summerville away. Palmer booked.

86' Georginio performs a great spin inside the penalty area and gets his shot off but it's into the side-netting.

85' Piroe off; Gelhardt on.

84' Gelhardt ready to come on.

82' Collins (GK) booked for time-wasting.

78' Gnonto and Bamford on; Kamara and Spence off.

Palmer on for Simms. Allen on for Van Ewijk.

77' Georginio denied twice in quick succession by the Coventry 'keeper. First at the end of a lung-busting run through the middle. His rasping effort parried away, before the cross comes back in when a less powerful strike was palmed clear.

75' Ampadu booked for a lunge in the middle.

Needs to be more brutal

71' Summerville's shot from the left parried by Collins. Piroe's follow-up is at an awkward height and he blazes over the crossbar.

69' Big chance for Coventry, Struijk left behind on the left, ball eventually whipped across goal and Gray does just enough and O'Hare can't get control of it at the back stick. Leeds at sixes and sevens defensively all of a sudden.

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