Manchester City 3-2 Leeds United - U23s recap: Whites beaten in Premier League 2 action at the Etihad Campus

Leeds United's Under-23s outfit travel to face Manchester City in the Premier League 2 on Monday evening - follow live below.
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Patrick Bamford and Luke Ayling are expected to make their return from injury tonight.

The Whites take on City in the PL2 with Mark Jackson looking to earn a first league victory in seven games for the club's development side.

We'll have all the build-up, in-game updates and post-match reaction below on our matchday blog...

Man City v Leeds United (U23s) - live blog

Key Events

  • Leeds U23s travel to Man City on Monday night
  • Whites looking to break seven game winless run
  • Leeds sit 12th, one point above the drop zone
  • City are fourth in the PL2 table
  • Bamford and Ayling expected to feature
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  • FULL-TIME: Manchester City (Lavia red card) 3-2 Leeds United

84. Huge moment. Leeds are committed. City suddenly break, it’s two on one - Kenneh with some brilliant defending to cut out the square ball.

82. Good pressure from the hosts. Cresswell and Kenneh forced into tackles. Bate eventually battles to win the ball and earns a free-kick on the edge of his own box to relieve the pressure.

78. He hits the deck after a coming together with Cresswell... looks like cramp. Ref stops plays. Big 10 minutes for Leeds... game is there to be won against the 10 men.

75. Aghhhhhhhhh. 10-man City are back level. Palmer runs at Leeds, drags Cresswell out. McAtee turns with a lovely touch past Kenneh and fires home.

74. City finally make the change. Charles comes on for Bolton. Kayky also off, Tarensi on in his place.

72. Bolton has gone down. He needs treatment so there’s a stoppage... and he’s headed straight down the tunnel. City down to nine for the moment.

68. Greenwood goes in search of a hat-trick. He gets into the box again and shoots low but his effort is deflected. Easy save.

Leeds go back in front

66. City down to 10 men and Leeds go back ahead on the next attack. Greenwood into the box, cuts inside and fires home at the near post.

GREENWOOD!

65. Well then... City are down to 10 men. Lavia lunges in on Kenneh on the halfway line ad that’s his second booking of the night.

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