Salford City 5-3 Leeds United U21s - recap: Whites exit EFL Trophy in thriller
The Whites make the short trip to Moor Lane in Group B knowing that picking up points this evening will put pressure on Oldham Athletic, who will play out their final group game against Tranmere Rovers next week.
Leeds head into tonight's fixture third on goal difference alone behind the second-placed Latics - who they beat 3-2 in a thriller at Boundary Park last month.
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Hide AdSalford remain bottom of the group, having lost both of their games in the tournament so far while Tranmere are top with six points.
Defeat would see Leeds exit the competition while an 8-0 victory would see them progress - picking up any form of points would require Oldham to fail to match United's result when they take on Tranmere next week.
Follow all the latest from Salford below on tonight's matchday blog...
Salford City v Leeds United - LIVE BLOG
Key Events
- Leeds U21s face Salford in EFL Trophy
- Whites need points to put pressure on Oldham
- United will exit with defeat but can progress with 8-0 win
- A point, two (penalty bonus) or three means Latics have to match result next week
- Kick-off at Moor Lane is at 7pm
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- RESULT - Salford City 5-3 Leeds United
Salford free-kick
13. Jenkins is outmuscled on the halfway line and he takes out his man. Free-kick. Very good from Leeds so far.
SALFORD CHANCE
15. Leeds try to play out from the back. Van Den Heuvel is closed down... he loses the ball and it’s loose. There’s a tame shot at the empty net but Cresswell clatters it clear. An escape.
SALFORD SHOOT
16. Turnbull picks up the loose ball. He’s on the edge of the box and it opens up. He shoots low and hard but Ven den Heuvel beats the shot away from goal. Good save.
Leeds attack
18. McCarron races at Salford down the left. He’s untouched as he travels over halfway - Dean is fed into the area and he prods a ball across the area but the hosts hook it away.
Salford chance
19. Salford should be level. Balls is loose in the box... it falls to Touray and he prods at goal. Flies past the post, much to the delight of the visiting fans.
LEEDS CHANCE
21. Leeds go up the other end and miss a glorious chance themselves. McKinstry plays in a wonferful ball into the box... Dean is in. He shoots but can’t connect properly and it’s tame. Cleared. Agh.
LEEDS CHANCE
22. Huge chance. Greenwood should score. Cresswell feeds him through... brilliant ball but it’s hit into the goalkeeper one-on-one being being cleared away.
Greenwood booked
23. A bit of frustration for the striker... he missed the chance and then gave the ball away with a loose pass on the next attack. He takes down a Salford man on halfway. Yellow.
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