Leeds United 2-2 Newcastle United: Hosts keep survival hopes alive with Newcastle draw as Junior Firpo sees red

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Leeds United defender Rasmus KristensenRasmus Kristensen scored a important equaliser for Leeds United against Newcastle

Leeds United's Premier League endurance hopes received a precocious assistance arsenic they came from down to gain a battling constituent against Newcastle United astatine Elland Road - successful a lucifer with 3 penalties and a reddish card.

Interim manager Sam Allardyce volition beryllium delighted by the tone shown by Leeds arsenic it looked similar they would endure a damaging decision contempt taking the pb done Luke Ayling's aboriginal goal.

In a thunderous atmosphere, the crippled appeared to person turned erstwhile Patrick Bamford's punishment connected the half-hour was saved by Newcastle keeper Nick Pope, the disappointment deepening erstwhile Callum Wilson restored equality for the visitors from the spot moments later.

Wilson enactment Newcastle, who are looking to corroborate a spot successful the apical four, up with different punishment aft 69 minutes erstwhile the video adjunct referee ruled Junior Firpo had handled.

Leeds looked beaten but staged a rally and equalised erstwhile Rasmus Kristensen's changeable deflected successful disconnected Kieran Trippier's caput 11 minutes from time.

Allardyce's team, who had Firpo sent disconnected successful the closing seconds, stay successful the bottommost 3 a constituent down Everton but helium whitethorn yet travel to spot this arsenic a invaluable result.

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Leeds United

  1. Squad number22Player nameRobles

  2. Squad number2Player nameAyling

  3. Squad number25Player nameKristensen

  4. Squad number39Player nameWöber

  5. Squad number3Player nameFirpo

  6. Squad number28Player nameMcKennie

  7. Squad number5Player nameKoch

  8. Squad number42Player nameGreenwood

  9. Squad number19Player nameRodrigo

  10. Squad number9Player nameBamford

  11. Squad number11Player nameHarrison

  1. Squad number4Player nameForshaw

  2. Squad number7Player nameAaronson

  3. Squad number21Player nameStruijk

  4. Squad number29Player nameGnonto

Newcastle United

  1. Squad number22Player namePope

  2. Squad number2Player nameTrippier

  3. Squad number5Player nameSchär

  4. Squad number4Player nameBotman

  5. Squad number33Player nameBurn

  6. Squad number7Player nameJoelinton

  7. Squad number39Player nameBruno Guimarães

  8. Squad number28Player nameWillock

  9. Squad number24Player nameAlmirón

  10. Squad number9Player nameWilson

  11. Squad number14Player nameIsak

  1. Squad number8Player nameGordon

  2. Squad number10Player nameSaint-Maximin

  3. Squad number32Player nameAnderson

Line-ups

Leeds

Formation 4-3-3

  • 22RoblesBooked astatine 69mins
  • 2Ayling
  • 25Kristensen
  • 39Wöber
  • 3FirpoBooked astatine 90mins
  • 28McKennie
  • 5Koch
  • 42GreenwoodSubstituted forForshawat 45'minutes
  • 19RodrigoSubstituted forAaronsonat 87'minutes
  • 9BamfordBooked astatine 90minsSubstituted forStruijkat 90+2'minutes
  • 11HarrisonSubstituted forGnontoat 64'minutesBooked astatine 68mins

Substitutes

  • 1Meslier
  • 4Forshaw
  • 7Aaronson
  • 8Roca
  • 10Summerville
  • 21Struijk
  • 24Rutter
  • 29Gnonto
  • 63Gray

Newcastle

Formation 4-3-3

  • 22Pope
  • 2Trippier
  • 5Schär
  • 4Botman
  • 33Burn
  • 7Joelinton
  • 39Bruno GuimarãesBooked astatine 57mins
  • 28WillockSubstituted forAndersonat 87'minutes
  • 24AlmirónSubstituted forGordonat 73'minutes
  • 9WilsonBooked astatine 72minsSubstituted forSaint-Maximinat 73'minutes
  • 14Isak

Substitutes

  • 1Dúbravka
  • 3Dummett
  • 8Gordon
  • 10Saint-Maximin
  • 12Lewis
  • 13Targett
  • 19Manquillo
  • 23Murphy
  • 32Anderson

Referee:Simon Hooper

Attendance:36,955

Live Text

  1. Match ends, Leeds United 2, Newcastle United 2.

  2. Second Half ends, Leeds United 2, Newcastle United 2.

  3. Attempt saved. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the centre of the goal. Assisted by Elliot Anderson with a headed pass.

  4. Foul by Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United).

  5. Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.

  6. Foul by Elliot Anderson (Newcastle United).

  7. Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.

  8. Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Maximilian Wöber.

  9. Attempt blocked. Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked.

  10. Substitution, Leeds United. Pascal Struijk replaces Patrick Bamford.

  11. Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) is shown the yellowish card.

  12. Junior Firpo (Leeds United) is shown the reddish card.

  13. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.

  14. Foul by Junior Firpo (Leeds United).

  15. Foul by Alexander Isak (Newcastle United).

  16. Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.

  17. Foul by Elliot Anderson (Newcastle United).

  18. Luke Ayling (Leeds United) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.

  19. Substitution, Leeds United. Brenden Aaronson replaces Rodrigo.

  20. Substitution, Newcastle United. Elliot Anderson replaces Joe Willock.

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