Middlesbrough 3-4 Leeds United highlights: Seven-goal thriller ends in Whites' favour with Summerville double
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The Whites trail top spot and Leicester City by four points after the Foxes recorded a narrow victory over West Bromwich Albion at the weekend and will only return to the automatic promotion places if they secure a win on Teesside tonight.
Ipswich Town do not play until Saturday afternoon, at which point Leeds could be four points clear of the Tractor Boys, should they win back-to-back games versus Middlesbrough and then Queens Park Rangers on Friday evening.
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Hide AdUnited are without Connor Roberts and Pascal Struijk for tonight’s contest, while Jamie Shackleton is a doubt. Middlesbrough, on the other hand, have a lengthy absentee list which includes Leeds loanees Sam Greenwood and Luke Ayling, both of whom are ineligible to feature against their parent club.
Kick-off is at 8pm. Build-up, line-ups, team news, goal and score updates and everything else here throughout the evening.
Middlesbrough vs Leeds United LIVE
Red ball
50' Boro dominating possession in this second half, passing around patiently waiting for gaps to appear. Leeds doing the chasing and attempting to counter, but so far to little effect.
HT: Middlesbrough 2-3 Leeds United
Crazy half of football comes to a close. Another intense 45 minutes to go.
45+2' Bamford yellow carded for a tackle from behind on Azaz. Slipped as he pressed the Boro man. Free-kick from 25 yards.
45' Silvera tests Meslier's preparedness with a strike from distance. Might've taken a touch on the way through but the Leeds 'keeper is equal to it.
41' Gnonto nicks possession in the centre circle, races forward, plays in Bamford whose effort is palmed out wide. Boro clear for a corner.
GOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLLLLL GNONTOOO 3-2
39' Buckle yourselves in. We're in for an all-timer here.
Lovely team move, at pace, right through the middle. Gray glides forward, rides O'Brien's challenge, finds Summerville who turns on the edge of the box and threads Gnonto in wonderfully. Italian not missing from there.
Goal Boro 2-2 Latte Lath
30' Simple stuff from a throw-in, Ampadu a little hesitant to come out and engage him on the edge of the area. Feigns to shoot once, then unleashes a good effort which beats Meslier from 20 yards.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLLLL BAMFORD 2-1
18' Firpo with a lovely, inviting cross into the middle, Bamford gambles on it and appears to thigh it into the net.
16' Georginio plays Bamford in behind with a good ball, he holds up play and finds Gnonto who can't quite work room for a shot inside the box.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLL SUMMERVILLE 1-1
15' Goalkeeper guesses the right way but there's too much power behind it. Good pen.
PENALTY LEEDS
13' Rutter picks up possession at the byline and drives into the penalty area, holding off Dijksteel all the way. Boro defender fells him in the box. Spot kick.
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