Leeds suffered a blow of their bid to win promotion to the Premier League as Swansea snatched a dramatic 2-2 draw at Elland Road on Saturday. Daniel Farke’s aspect have been unable to reply after being knocked off prime spot by Sheffield United’s win over Coventry on Friday. With the battle for automated promotion through a prime two end within the Championship rising extra tense by the week, Leeds had made the right begin when Brenden Aaronson bundled the ball house inside a minute. Swansea have been handed an opportunity to degree within the 14th minute, just for Illan Meslier to show Josh Tymon’s penalty behind.
But Meslier went from hero to villain within the sixty fourth minute as he dropped a nook, permitting Harry Darling to degree.
Willy Gnonto seemed to have gained it for Leeds with a close-range effort within the 86th minute, moments after coming off the bench, however Zan Vipotnik smashed within the leveller six minutes into stoppage-time.
Leeds are two factors behind leaders Sheffield United and degree on factors with third-placed Burnley, who beat Bristol City 1-0 at Turf Moor due to Zian Flemming’s positive free-kick.
Sixth-placed West Bromwich Albion have been unable to benefit from the defeats for play-off rivals Coventry and Bristol City as Josh Sargent’s stoppage-time purpose condemned them to a 1-0 defeat at Norwich.
Middlesbrough got here from behind to beat Oxford 2-1 on the Riverside Stadium, shifting them degree on factors with West Brom in seventh place.
Second-half objectives from Kelechi Iheanacho and Neto Borges fired Middlesbrough’s revival after Michal Helik’s opener for Oxford.
Fourth-placed Sunderland beat Millwall 1-0 on the Stadium of Light through Trai Hume’s twentieth minute purpose.
Second-bottom Luton claimed a vital 1-0 win at fellow strugglers Hull due to Alfie Jones’ weird personal purpose firstly of the second half.
A clearance from Lewie Coyle hit Jones within the face, with the ball flying previous goalkeeper Ivor Pandur.
The win took Luton to inside two factors of security and 4 forward of backside aspect Plymouth, who held Watford to a goalless draw.
Hull are three factors above the underside three, one factors away from Cardiff, who drew 1-1 with Sheffield Wednesday.
Stoke boosted their survival hopes with a 3-1 win in opposition to QPR, whereas Jacob Murphy fired Portsmouth to a 1-0 victory in opposition to Blackburn at Fratton Park.
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