Leeds Stumble in Promotion Race With Luton Draw
In the 40th round of the English Championship, one of the top contenders for promotion to the Premier League, Leeds United, played away to bottom-placed Luton Town.
The underdogs opened the scoring in the 15th minute with a goal from James Jones. However, midway through the first half, Daniel James leveled the score for Leeds. Despite several attempts, Leeds United could not find a winner, and the match ended 1-1.
As a result, Leeds remain in 3rd place in the table with 82 points, securing a spot in the play-offs rather than an automatic promotion to the Premier League. Burnley sit two points ahead, while Sheffield United are just one point above, with a game in hand.
2024-25, England - Championship
Luton Town - Leeds United 1:1 (1:1)
Goals: Jones I., 15 (1:0); James D., 28 (1:1)
Luton Town: Kaminski; Bell A.; McGuinness; Clark J-n; Makosso; Aasgaard T.; Walsh L. (Dabo, 78); Doughty (Nordas, 77); Jones I. (Alli M-c, 77); Morris Car.; Adebayo E. (Chong, 49)
Bench: Krul; Burke R.; Nelson Zack; Naismith K.; Bowler
Yellow Cards: Jones I. 22
Leeds United: Darlow; Bogle (Byram, 87); Júnior Firpo; Struijk (Woeber M., 86); Rodon; Ampadu; James D.; Tanaka A.; Solomon (Schmidt I., 87); Piroe (Aaronson, 79); Gnonto (Bamford, 63)
Bench: Meslier; Guilavogui J.; Gruev; Ramazani L.
Yellow Cards: Bogle 40; Solomon 59