Leeds continued their bid for an instant Premier League return with a thumping win against their automatic promotion rivals Ipswich at Elland Road. Pascal Struijk’s early header, Leif Davis’s own goal and Crysencio Summerville’s penalty left the home fans bouncing at half-time as the Tractor Boys hurtled towards only their third league defeat of the season. Joël Piroe crashed home an emphatic finish early in the second half and Leeds, who dropped five points in their previous two matches, could have added more.
Piroe and Georginio Rutter both saw efforts hit the woodwork and while Conor Chaplin’s first-half shot clipped a post, it was virtually one-way traffic as Daniel Farke’s side extended their unbeaten home record this season to 12 matches and cut the gap between themselves and second-placed Ipswich to seven points. Leeds will be hoping Kieran McKenna’s side drop more points against the leaders, Leicester, on Boxing Day.
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