Manchester City 3-2 Leeds United - U23s recap: Whites beaten in Premier League 2 action at the Etihad Campus
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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
City chance
63. The hosts break into the box, McAtee has the ball at his feet. He’s at a tight angle but fires a low shot towards the far corner and it whistles past the post.
Leeds attack
61. Lovely move from Leeds. A reverse ball into the box finds Jenkins after some sustained pressure, his low ball across can’t find a United shirt though. Cleared.
City chance
59. Palmer steals the ball from Greenwood’s feet on the edge of the Leeds box. He turns, shoots and it fizzes over the crossbar. Phew...
City free-kick
56. Cresswell gets turned as City advance. Free-kick about 30-yards from goal. Leeds not keeping the ball too well this half. Bamford not had much of a look. Leeds eventually hold firm at the second phase of the set-piece after it’s taken short.
City forcing Leeds back
54. Not much in the way of chances for the hosts... but they’ve definitely been buoyed by that leveller. Referee has just given Bamford a free-kick on halfway, which relieves a bit of the pressure.
Palmer booked
51. Palmer pulls Gray down as the Leeds man comes away from his own box. Yellow card. Bit stop-start in this half so far.
City stoppage
50. Home player down with a head injury on halfway... looks like Palmer. Competitive start to the second half but United’s first half work undone already.
GOAL MAN CITY
48. Bad start to the half from Leeds. Kayky breaks into the box. Nice touch out of his feet and he lifts the ball into the net past Klaesson.
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