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41 min: Time and space for Ayling down the right. He’s got Rodrigo in space down the right, but tries to force it with an ambitious rake towards Bamford in the middle. An easy pluck from the sky for Pope.

40 min: One minute and 50 seconds passed between Bamford’s miss and Wilson’s equaliser. “Why didn’t Rodrigo take it?” wonders Jeremy Boyce. “Bamford is clearly totally lacking confidence, missing a pen won’t help. Where is Stuart Dallas when you need him?”

38 min: Guimaraes and Almiron combine crisply down the right. Almiron breaks into the box and wins a corner off Koch. Trippier loops it in. Schar heads over the bar. Leeds could do with hearing the half-time whistle; their heads must be addled.

36 min: Trippier earns Leeds a corner down the right. Rodrigo battles hard to clear it at the far post, then upon winning a throw, gives the referee both barrels while wagging a finger in his face. He’s not happy about something, and continues the discussion with the linesman. He’s seriously pushing his luck.

35 min: Bamford goes down rubbing his head. Not clear whether that’s an impact thing, or if the realisation of what’s just happened has belatedly hit home.

33 min: McKennie contests a high ball in the Leeds box and barges into the back of Wilson. The referee urges the Newcastle man to get up, but tell you what, you’ve seen those given. That could easily have been another penalty. Now it’s Leeds’ turn to look rattled.

32 min: That’s Wilson’s sixth goal in five games, and his ninth in nine! Malcolm Macdonald would be proud of those sort of numbers.

GOAL! Leeds United 1-1 Newcastle United (Wilson 31 pen)

Penalty for Newcastle!

28 min: Bamford takes aim for the bottom-left corner … but doesn’t quite catch it, allowing Pope to get down and parry. Bamford attempts to poke the rebound home, but can only earn a corner. The blood drains from Bamford’s face while Big Sam holds his head in his hands.

Penalty for Leeds!

25 min: Guimaraes attempts to release Almiron down the right only to flay his pass straight out for a goal kick. The first sign that Newcastle are getting a little antsy. A bit early for that, you’d imagine.

23 min: Newcastle continue to dominate, but to little effect. Trippier tries to cushion a right-wing cross into the path of Wilson; Wober is on point to clear.

21 min: Isak cuts back from the left and crosses deep. Almiron hopes to meet the ball at the far post, but can’t control and it flies out for a goal kick. Newcastle have enjoyed a fair bit of possession in the Leeds final third, but Robles hasn’t had much to do yet.

19 min: McKennie dribbles down the right touchline and draws a foul from Willock. A free kick that’ll be sent into a packed box. Rodrigo’s delivery is no good, and Guimaraes deals with it in a fuss-free fashion.

17 min: Isak dinks a cross in from the left. Easy for Robles. Soon after, Joelinton is blocked on the edge of the Leeds box after a decent run. A good response to falling behind from Newcastle.

15 min: Willock slips Almiron into space down the left. Almiron shoots from a tight angle and whips the ball into the side netting. Robles had it covered.

14 min: Trippier floats this one long, but it’s easily cleared by Firpo.

13 min: Bamford lunges late on Willock, then Wober skittles Wilson, 30 yards from goal. Leeds are putting it about all right.

11 min: Trippier uncharacteristically blooters the free kick straight at Harrison, the first man. What a waste. A sign that Newcastle may be rattled? Perhaps, perhaps not, because the visitors come again through Wilson, who spins near the left-hand corner of the six-yard box and threads a shot towards the bottom left. Robles gathers with safe hands.

10 min: Koch comes left to shoulder barge Willock to the floor in the agricultural style. A free kick and a chance for Newcastle to load the Leeds box.

9 min: … and so a Sam Allardyce team now has something to defend. A poser for Newcastle United. On the touchline, Eddie Howe furrows his brow and has a good old think.

8 min: That was a fine move by Leeds, and pretty much everyone in Elland Road is on their feet. Marching on together all right. What a noise!

GOAL! Leeds United 1-0 Newcastle United (Ayling 6)

5 min: Kristensen gifts possession to Isak, carelessly allowing Newcastle another opportunity to attack. Nothing comes of it, but Leeds can’t keep doing this.

3 min: The second sign of nerves as Greenwood spoons a poor clearance straight to Joelinton, and is very relieved to see the Newcastle man hoick harmlessly over the bar from distance.

2 min: Wober dilly dallies over a clearance and is nearly closed down by Isak. The first sign of nerves.

1 min: Leeds press Newcastle hard. Rodrigo crunches Burn. A huge roar. The early efforts very much appreciated by the home fans.

Leeds get the ball rolling. What a noise ringing around Elland Road! You’ll be able to hear it halfway down the M1. “You’ve miscaptioned that photo,” tut-tuts Justin Kavanagh. “Big Sam was actually finalising some parts of his contract regarding fans still supporting him in the Championship.”

The teams are out! Leeds in white, Newcastle in second-choice blue and yellow. Everyone in Elland Road hollering Marching on Together in lung-bursting fashion; one hell of a rendition of the best song written by Les Reed that isn’t Delilah or It’s Not Unusual. We’ll be off in a couple of minutes!

… and some more from Big Sam. “There are only three games left, it’s an absolute must to try to win the game … but certainly not to go gung-ho and lose it … we must come off with something … I’ll be reasonably satisfied if that is a point … we have to stop the losing streak … it’s not going to be easy … hopefully the crowd and the team and the passion they can show can give us a performance so everybody goes home satisfied.”

Eddie Howe talks to BT. “The preparation has been good … we know we have a tough challenge today … the environment will be difficult for us … we need to start the game well … I back the players, we’ve been excellent on the road this season … Allardyce will have his way of playing and we need to be prepared for that … but we need to be good at doing what we do and trust our process.”

Cynicism Corner. “You forgot to mention the 2.5 million reasons that Big Sam needs to win today. As for Robbie Keane, he just wants to keep his boyhood-supported club up, right?” – Justin Kavanagh

“Guess what?! Not even Pep could save Leeds” – Jeff Sax

Sam Allardyce speaks to BT Sport. “When the whistle goes, that’s when the nerves go … confidence was low, we could see that in the body language of the players … a little mickey-take here and there, a little smile on the face … focus on what we need to put right … putting it right in a short period of time is not an easy job … we don’t want to overload information but make the key points … just got to defend better, not concede so many goals … they stood up to Manchester City and didn’t buckle … I was fearful we were heading to similar results they’d had in the past, four and five goals … their better use of possession got us up the pitch … passion, commitment, desire, all the stuff that shouldn’t be asked, should be a given … we have to do something to get the crowd on the edge of their seat.”

Leeds make two changes to their starting XI after the 2-1 defeat at Manchester City. Sam Greenwood replaces Marc Roca, while Wilfried Gnonto makes way for Rodrigo.

Newcastle make one change to the side that started the 2-0 defeat by Arsenal. Miguel Almiron comes in for Jacob Murphy.

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