How the national media reacted to Leeds United's pulsating 4-3 win at Middlesbrough as the Whites moved back into the Championship automatic promotion places
Leeds United head into the Championship play-offs on the back of a disappointing 2-1 defeat to Southampton. First half strikes from Adam Armstrong and Will Smallbone proved decisive as the Whites lost for only the second time at Elland Road this season.
Defeat against Southampton was ultimately inconsequential as Ipswich did their job against Huddersfield but having gone unbeaten at home all season till mid-April, Leeds have now lost their last two at Elland Road. Perennially, this is club that fails at that stage with five failed attempts across two divisions. 1987, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2019 all exist in the collection of painful memories.
The tone of the afternoon was set over 200 miles away from Elland Road when Wes Burns rolled the ball past Chris Maxwell to put one foot in the Premier League for Ipswich. There was an audible moan in West Yorkshire, as the news filtered through.
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