Leeds suffered a blow in their attempt to win promotion in the Premier League while Swansea seized a 2-2 2-2 draw in Elland Road on Saturday. Daniel Farke’s team could not respond after being eliminated by Sheffield United’s victory against Coventry on Friday. With the battle for automatic promotion via an top two in the championship increasingly tense the week, Leeds had taken the perfect start when Brenden Aaronson brought together the ball at home in a minute. Swansea received a chance to level in the 14th minute, only for Illan Meslier to overthrow Josh Tymon’s penalty behind.
But Meslier went from hero to the villain in the 64th minute as he dropped a corner, allowing Harry Darling to level.
Willy Gnonto seemed to have won him for Leeds with an effort at close range in the 86th minute, a few moments after leaving the bench, but Zan Vipotnik shattered in the level six minutes after the time of stopping.
Leeds is two points behind the leaders Sheffield United and at the level of the points with Burnley, third, who beat Bristol City 1-0 at Turf Moor thanks to the beautiful free kick of Zian Flemming.
West Bromwich Albion, sixth, could not take advantage of the defeats for competitors of the Coventry and Bristol City qualifiers while Josh Sargent’s goal in time of time condemned them to a 1-0 defeat in Norwich.
Middlesbrough came from behind to beat Oxford 2-1 at the Riverside Stadium, moving them at the points with West Brom in seventh place.
The second half’s goals of Kelechi Iheanacho and Neto Borges dismissed the revival of Middlesbrough after the opening of Michal Helik for Oxford.
Sunderland, fourth, beat Millwall 1-0 at the Stade de la Light via the goal of the 20th minute of Trai Hume.
The second background, Luton, won a crucial 1-0 victory at the colleagues’ hull in terms of broadcasting thanks to the bizarre of Alfie Jones at the start of the second half.
A clearance of Lewie Coyle struck Jones in the face, the ball exceeding the goalkeeper IVOR PANDUR.
The victory took Luton to less than two security points and four ahead of Plymouth, who held Watford in a draw.
Hull is three points above the last three, a point away from Cardiff, who drew 1-1 with Sheffield on Wednesday.
Stoke increased his hopes of survival with a 3-1 victory against QPR, while Jacob Murphy pulled Portsmouth to a 1-0 victory against Blackburn at Fratton Park.
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