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There’s no shortage of mouthwatering action in the Premier League and beyond this afternoon. The top flight action got under way at Elland Road in today’s lunchtime kick-off between, with both teams eager to take the points for very different reasons. Qualification for the Champions League is Newcastle’s goal, while the ambitions of Leeds are far less lofty.
Survival is the name of the game for Sam Allardyce’s men and they started well. Luke Ayling put them ahead on six minutes but Patrick Bamford squandered the opportunity to double their lead with a weak spot-kick after Joelinton had fouled Junior Firpo. Moments later, Max Wober lunged in to foul Alexander Isak in the Leeds penalty area and Callum Wilson showed Bamford how it’s done, coolly levelling proceedings from 12 yards. The scores remain level at half-time but Newcastle have the upper hand.
Away from the English top flight, we’ll keep tabs on the League One playoff semi-final first leg between Bolton and Barnsley, who look like they’ll be duking it out to face a Peterborough United side that convincinglylast night. Meanwhile at Wembley, Notts County take on Chesterfield in the National League final, with the prize of a place in the Football League up for grabs.
Further north in Scotland, Celtic won the title last weekend and will be hoping to rub the noses of Rangers fans in their success during . They’ll need to up their game as Rangers currently lead 2-0 thanks to goals from Todd Cantwell and John Souttar.
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