Archie Gray and Crysencio Summerville have picked out a Leeds United pair in who to look out for from the Whites Academy. Gray and Summerville were part of the Leeds representation at this season’s EFL Awards where Summerville was named the Championship’s player of the year and Gray the division’s young player of the year. Keen to delve into the future, Football Manager spoke to pair to ask who was coming through from the club’s Academy with two names emerging from their verdicts. Both...
Fans have reacted angrily to the listing of tickets for the Championship season finale on May 4 on various resale websites, at prices ranging from £380 to £470. Leeds remain in the hunt for automatic promotion and though Saints suffered a damaging 5-0 defeat by leaders Leicester City on Tuesday night, the final game of the campaign could still hold huge consequences for either side's Premier League dream. Leeds supporters recently shared screengrabs on social media of their attempts to get their...
Leeds United owners 49ers Enterprises have made no secret of their desire to redevelop Elland Road and increase its capacity in the not too distant future. Chairman Paraag Marathe confirmed stadium improvements were high on the agenda when the American consortium completed their takeover of the Whites last summer and it now seems as though the wheels are beginning to creak into motion. That's according to a report by i, which claims the club have held fresh talks with stakeholders within the...
To say Leeds United supporters have got behind Daniel Farke’s promotion push this season would be an understatement. Elland Road has been sold out most weeks with fans snapping up any available tickets to watch the Whites in Championship action and loudly cheer them on. Leeds have managed to use that vociferous support to their advantage, too, going unbeaten on home soil over the course of the campaign, prior to last Saturday’s defeat to Blackburn Rovers. Elland Road might be one of the biggest...
Former Premier League referee Mike Dean admits he is rooting for Leeds United in the Championship promotion race. Daniel Farke’s side have it all to do at present with a run of just one win in five leaving them two points adrift of the current top two pace in the second tier ahead of their Monday night clash with Middlesbrough. United know that three points against Boro will be enough to see them leapfrog Ipswich Town and claim second spot. However, games in hand complicate the situation...
News of the 26-year-old’s torn abdominal muscle came to light following Leeds’ 4-3 win over Middlesbrough on Monday night and will keep the Wales international from playing any part in United’s penultimate fixture of the season versus QPR this Friday. It is doubtful the Leeds speedster will be passed fit to face Southampton on the final day either, due to the nature of his injury, however United’s medical staff will pay close attention to the player’s condition over the coming days to determine...
Leeds United climbed back into the Championship’s automatic promotion places with a thrilling 4-3 win at Middlesbrough on Monday evening. An action-packed night at the Riverside Stadium saw Crysencio Summerville net a brilliant brace to bookend efforts from Patrick Bamford and Wilfried Gnonto. Boro forced a nervy ending when Emmanuel Latte Lath bagged his second goal of the game with a looping 87th-minute header, but Leeds held on to secure a crucial three points in the promotion race. Daniel...
Leeds United’s under-18s have been in flying form of late, reeling off four straight league wins as part of a campaign that has taken them to the final of the FA Youth Cup in which they will face Manchester City’s youngsters. Two weeks ahead of the final, the two sides met in a league fixture at Thorp Arch on Saturday afternoon in which thriving 15-year-old Harry Gray made a fresh double impact by winning a penalty which he then converted himself. England youth international Gray, younger...
Among those to be honoured as part of the event, organised by Sport Leeds and Leeds City Council, was Alford Gardner. He is one of only two surviving passengers on the Empire Windrush and was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award at the ceremony last night (April 25). Sign up for our free newsletters today The event also saw Eddie Gray MBE presented with the prestigious Sporting Pride of Leeds Award for his 60 years of service to Leeds United. Here are 29 of the best pictures from the Leeds...
Tricky attacker Ian Poveda is on loan from Leeds United and made a marked impact on the season before sustaining injury troubles that has sat him out of the last four matches. The Colombia international has been working his way back from a hamstring injury, with his recovery taking place partly with a personal trainer and also between the training grounds of both his loan and parent clubs. The Star understands it was initially feared that Poveda would be ruled out for the remainder of the...
QPR can confirm their Championship status for another season if they secure a win in their final home game of the season tonight. Leeds, meanwhile, know three points are paramount for their hopes of automatic promotion and will do everything to ensure back-to-back wins are recorded following Monday night’s triumph at the Riverside Stadium. Speaking to the matchday programme, R’s defender Cook previewed the fixture: “Teams that come down have a huge budget and Leeds managed to keep a lot of their...
Harry Gray has enjoyed a brilliant new breakthrough with a thriving winger shining once more in a fresh Leeds United under-18s rise. Rob Etherington’s young Whites are heading for the FA Youth Cup final later this month in which they will face Manchester City but the Leeds 18s are also enjoying a stellar run in the league. Fresh from four consecutive victories, United’s under-18s took on Derby County’s under-18s at Thorp Arch on Wednesday and romped to a 5-0 victory in which Archie Gray’s...