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Yorkshire Evening Post chief football writer. Views all mine.

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The best two minutes, maybe. But not the funniest two minutes.

05.03.2026 20:51 — 👍 43    🔁 1    💬 6    📌 0

The Inside Elland Road podcast.

Sunderland hate watch, VAR, Citeh, nipple policing, a team for Norwich City and the intro I deserve.

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05.03.2026 10:32 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

The Inside Elland Road podcast.

Sunderland hate watch, VAR, Citeh, nipple policing, a team for Norwich City and the intro I deserve.

#lufc

youtu.be/XKiSdmFCjAs?...

05.03.2026 10:32 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Daniel Farke will accept FA charge for entering the pitch to confront Peter Bankes. Expected to serve one-game ban against Norwich.

Had he appealed, and it not be heard before weekend, risk of a longer ban for PL games.

Leeds didn't expect favourable outcome.

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05.03.2026 08:15 — 👍 19    🔁 1    💬 12    📌 2
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Leeds United fan arrested over homophobic abuse at Brighton fixture A Leeds United supporter has been arrested and another reported to police, over separate incidents of homophobic abuse at Brighton and Hove Albion in November.

A Leeds United fan was arrested and another reported to police over separate incidents of homophobic abuse during the visit to Brighton earlier this season.

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04.03.2026 17:19 — 👍 13    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

Leeds United to face Wrexham, Sunderland and Liverpool in the USA this summer.

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04.03.2026 16:00 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 7    📌 4
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Leeds learn April Premier League broadcast selections as Man Utd game moves Leeds United face Manchester United at Old Trafford next month.

Leeds United suffer just one fixture change as Premier League makes the April broadcast selections known.

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04.03.2026 15:10 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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04.03.2026 14:53 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Leeds United News: Premier League bad day, Le Bris gets it right and off-cam moments Leeds United had yet more cause for complaint when it came to VAR against Sunderland but they and Daniel Farke must look inward after the defeat.

Daniel Farke's bad day.
Sunderland pair shine.
Regis Le Bris gets exactly what he wanted.
VAR, again.
Off-camera moments

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04.03.2026 13:06 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

The Verdict on Leeds United 0-1 Sunderland.

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04.03.2026 07:34 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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Leeds boss Farke addresses 'crazy' decision & defends set-up in Sunderland defeat The Leeds United manager was left bemoaning his side's wastefulness in the final third following defeat to Sunderland.

Asked Daniel Farke if he was tempted to go with a different kind of midfielder to open Sunderland before the game or at half-time. His thoughts on that, reffing and what went wrong...

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03.03.2026 22:50 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 4    📌 1
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Sunderland boss Regis Le Bris used Elland Road past before beating Leeds United The Black Cats frustrated Leeds United with a smash-and-grab win on Tuesday.

Regis Le Bris used Sunderland's recent Elland Road past to motivate them to a win over Leeds United.

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03.03.2026 22:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 7    📌 0
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Graham Smyth's Leeds United player ratings vs Sunderland as trio get 4/10, few 7s Leeds United endured another frustrating night at Elland Road.

The ratings

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03.03.2026 21:44 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 6    📌 0

FT Leeds United 0-1 Sunderland

An abomination of a game. And a big opportunity let slip by Leeds. Sunderland defended their box with their lives. Officials and VAR poor again.

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03.03.2026 21:34 — 👍 54    🔁 3    💬 29    📌 2

102 - James clips a ball in, Gnonto forces it down and no one is there around the penalty spot.

Ball then fizzed in, Sunderland scramble behind. Corner.

0-1

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03.03.2026 21:32 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

99 - Ballard wins his 120th header of the night from a Leeds set-piece, ball dops to Piroe and his volley is poor. Dribbles wide.

0-1

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03.03.2026 21:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0

98 - Bijol wins the header but it's straight at the keeper.

Nmecha gives away a needless free-kick on halfway. Some really bad decision making from Leeds tonight.

0-1

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03.03.2026 21:28 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 4    📌 0

97 - Great ball in from Gnonto, cleared at the near post.

0-1

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03.03.2026 21:28 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

94 - Sunderland player down again. Attwell has the power to keep adding time on but will he have the bollocks?

0-1

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03.03.2026 21:25 — 👍 20    🔁 0    💬 7    📌 1

92 - James lacks composure and stops Leeds from breaking with a poor decision. Stach makes a poorer one and goes into the back Traore. Not only does he get a free-kick, he gets to go down.

0-1

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03.03.2026 21:23 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

90 - Gnonto jumps over a sliding O'Nien and catches him with his backside. Yellow card.

TWELVE minutes added on.

0-1

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03.03.2026 21:21 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 7    📌 1

CHANCE! Nmecha knocks it down really well, Piroe onto it and lashes it but it's blocked.

0-1

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03.03.2026 21:20 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

CHANCE! Long throw, ball drops to Bijol and he lashes off the outside of the post.

0-1

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03.03.2026 21:17 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

84 - Sunderland defend the corner, as they have all night. Leeds recycle the ball, Stach has it out wide and Attwell blows. Sunderland player down holding his head.

0-1

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03.03.2026 21:15 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 4    📌 0

83 - James wins a corner. Leeds make the changes. Bogle off, Piroe on. Gudmundsson off, Bijol on.

0-1

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03.03.2026 21:14 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0

CHANCE! Gnonto dances inside and uncorks a shot that whistles past the near post.

Piroe and Bijol getting ready.

0-1

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03.03.2026 21:12 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

80 - Another Sunderland player down. Farke turns away and sinks to his haunches.

0-1

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03.03.2026 21:10 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0

78 - Gnonto wins a free-kick 25 yards out on the left. Little push in his back.

0-1

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03.03.2026 21:08 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

CHANCE! Nmecha shapes to shoot, cuts back, finds James and he slots it right across goal. No touch.

0-1

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03.03.2026 21:06 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

74 - Justin off, James on. Aaronson off, Gnonto on.

0-1

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03.03.2026 21:04 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0