Leeds United 1-2 Southampton highlights: Whites miss out on automatic promotion as play-offs confirmed
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The Whites are without Dan James, Pascal Struijk and Stuart Dallas for the visit of the Saints, while Connor Roberts and Patrick Bamford are both doubts. Neither are likely to feature from the start if passed fit, meaning Daniel Farke is not expected to make sweeping changes from last Friday’s line-up against Queens Park Rangers.
Farke admitted Leeds embarrassed themselves at Loftus Road as hopes of returning to the Premier League via the top two all but slipped through their fingers this past week. However, the manager insists this week’s training has been positive and given him reason to be carefully optimistic of securing a result against fellow promotion hopefuls via the play-offs, Southampton.
Build-up, team news, line-ups, match coverage and analysis here throughout the afternoon. Kick-off is at 12:30pm. Stay tuned.
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FT: Leeds United 1-2 Southampton
Leeds United will play Norwich City in the Championship play-off semi-finals.
90+2' Summerville free-kick into the wall. Anthony's follow-up wide. Now Elland Road begins to clear.
Free-kick Saints
88' Firpo with another foul, walking a tightrope now. A red card not what Leeds need for the play-offs.
Saints changes
83 - Connor Roberts gets away with a barge in the back of Kamaldeen. Stewart on for Armstrong.
Bree on for Walker-Peters.
81' Gruev booked for a challenge in the middle of the park. High on the ankle of his opponent. Ross Stewart about to come on for Saints.
'SHOOOOOT'
80' Leeds applying the pressure but simply won't pull the trigger. Kop has been chanting 'Shoooot' after every pass, even from 35 yards. Good humour if it wasn't so frustrating.
Tightrope
74’ Firpo deliberately blocks Walker-Peters off the ball. Referee plays advantage. Got to withdraw him if he's going to do that.
73' Harwood-Bellis' cross is met and glanced just wide by Kamaldeen in the middle. Rare Saints attack this half.
72' Firpo booked for his reaction to an officiating mistake, awarding a goal kick instead of a corner. Left-back just laughs and claps, then gives a big sarcastic thumbs up to the fourth official.
Close to an equaliser
69' Firpo down the left flank with a good cross, intercepted by McCarthy's glove which takes it away from Byram who was arriving at the back post.
Intensity disappeared
68' Good period of sustained pressure ends with a Saints throw on the far side. Leeds seeing plenty of the ball in the second half but haven't been able to do anything with it.
Downes off; Rothwell on for the visitors.
Subs on both sides
62' ON - Anthony, Joseph, Gray
OFF - Georginio, Kamara, Gnonto
Saints change: Kamaldeen on; Adams off.
Changes imminent
60' Big round of applause from the West Stand as Anthony, Joseph and Gray are called back to the bench, ready to be brought on.
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