Leeds United, with Spence at left-back and Gray at right-back, started off strong against Coventry but struggled to break through the visitor's packed defense, leading to a 1-1 draw. Rutter had multiple shots for Leeds, including a corner in the 5th minute and efforts in the 8th, 16th, 20th, 22nd, 38th, and 42nd minutes, but failed to convert. Leeds' James managed to score in the 65th minute, giving the team a temporary lead until Coventry equalized with a goal at the 88th minute. In the second half, Leeds remained unchanged and later made substitutions in the 78th minute, bringing on Bamford and Gnonto for Spence and Kamara. Despite late chances, including a missed shot by James in the 90+6 minute, the match concluded with a final score of Leeds 1, Coventry 1.
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You wondered who'd turn up for this, and Leeds really have. Standing ovation as the whistle goes for the break. Ipswich made to look a distant second best in that half. #lufc
HT: Leeds 3 Ipswich 0. #lufc
Piroe had it lined up. Summerville then stepped in. Stuttering run up but no mistake at all, and an emphatic finish. Davis arguing the toss but no doubt that he clipped him. 3-0 on 45 mins. #lufc
Davis, again. Trips Summerville after Leeds counter and James plays Summerville in. Contact. Fair call. Piroe takes... 44th min. #lufc
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Leeds have corner. 40th min. #lufc
Big challenge from Spence on Burns, scrapping for the ball, kind of epitomising the commitment to this half. Leeds been very aggressive when Ipswich have the ball. 2-0 on 37 mins. #lufc
Yellow card: James gets the wrong side of Davis and stops a break with a tangle of legs. 34th min. #lufc
Horror moment for Leif Davis on his return to Elland Road 😱❌ https://t.co/BKJaJql5ha
2-0 Leeds. Summerville with a trademark run, into the danger zone on the left, cuts the ball back across goal and Davis turns it into his own net. Couldn't resist the temptation to flick a leg at it. #lufc
Leif Davis likes to commit forward and Leeds have been trying to exploit that by working possession to James when they get the chance. 21 minutes in. 1-0. #lufc
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CHANCE: James breaks away, gets himself in a position to shoots but slices wide from an angle. Good tempo to this. 1-0 on 14 mins. #lufc
Summerville leads the counter, Spence carries it on and Leeds have their first corner. 8th min. #lufc
Been homing in on this fixture for a while. Leeds to kick off. #lufc
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FT: Leeds 1 Coventry 1. #lufc
Leeds free-kick, 40 yards out. 30 seconds of the seven minutes left. Summerville to send this. #lufc
CHANCE: James....huge chance. Ball from Gelhardt spins to him, he's seven yards out...he puts it wide. Just had to bury it. 1-1 on 90+6. #lufc
Another Leeds corner. 90+5. #lufc
CHANCE: Summerville cross, Rodon with a diving header, close range but full stretch, off target. 1-1 on 90+4. #lufc
CHANCE: Leeds bombing into the box, Summerville shots deflects behind. It's kicking off again. Kitching and Bamford by the looks of things. #lufc
CHANCE: Coventry drive through Leeds, attack ends with Palmer shooting straight at Meslier. 1-1 on 88 mins. #lufc
CHANCE: Rutter spins into space, good skill, and then strikes left-footed into the side-netting. 1-1 on 86 mins. #lufc
Rodon with a vital covering challenge to nick the ball off Haj Wright's toes. Coventry trying to take advantage of big gaps. #lufc
Leeds subs: Spence and Kamara off, Bamford and Gnonto on. 78th min. #lufc
CHANCES: Rutter comes forward and smashes one, Collins parries. Rutter then meets the ball back in, Collins dive to save on his goalline. 1-1 on 77 mins. #lufc
Leeds looking ropey at the back, getting sucked out of position too often. #lufc
CHANCE: James shot on the turn, Collins isn't expecting it and gets down late to stop it with one hand. 1-0 on 65 mins. #lufc
CHANCE: Superb ball from Ampadu, finds the run of Dan James who tries to come up with a Dan James finish at an angle but drives it across goal. 1-0 on 61 mins. #lufc
Leeds come forward again and Rutter shots over. Had Spence on the overlap but went for goal. 1-0 on 60 mins. #lufc
Summerville skill presents a chance to Rutter but Coventry get a man in the way of his effort. 0-0 on 57 mins. #lufc
Teams back out. Leeds unchanged. #lufc
A grind of a half. Leeds haven't looked sharp. Coventry's game plan working, and better than other sides who've tried similar here. Crowd getting niggly with the referee. #lufc
HT: Leeds 0 Coventry 0. #lufc
CHANCE: Coventry lose possession and Summerville slips in Rutter. First-time shot with his left foot flashes across goal and wide. 0-0 on 42 mins. #lufc
CHANCE: Rutter with a great turn in the box, swivel and shot before Coventry can react - just wide. 0-0 on 38 mins. #lufc
Rutter over-complicating things at the moment, which is a bit symptomatic of how challenging Coventry have made it to properly get in behind them. 0-0 on 28 mins. #lufc
Coventry making Leeds know they're in a game. Quite a bit of confidence in City's play in the moments when they come forward. 0-0 on 22 mins. #lufc
CHANCE: Coventry lose track of James down the right, who rifles a square ball through the box. Rutter is there with the goal exposed but doesn't get a touch and loses his footing as the ball flies past him. 0-0 on 20 mins. #lufc
Nice delay on a pass from Rutter sends Spence in behind on the overlap but again, Coventry have the numbers to deal with what comes into the box. #lufc
CHANCE: Now Sakamoto, set up on the edge of the box and drags an effort wide. Leeds causing themselves problems in their own half. 0-0 on 16 mins. #lufc
CHANCE: James gives the ball away with a pass off the touchline, Sheaf is onto it and aims for Meslier's far corner. Meslier gets down with a good parry. 0-0 and 15 mins. #lufc
Spence getting involved down the left. Couple of good bursts to put pressure on Coventry's defence. Visitors conceding possession at the moment and holding a very low block. 0-0 on 11 mins. #lufc
Coventry packed around their box, Piroe gets by a challenge and shoots low but a deflection takes the string off the finish and Collins collects. 0-0 on eight mins. #lufc
One-two outside the box lets Rutter get a shot away but Coventry are back in numbers and get a block in. Corner. 5th min. #lufc
Same set-up with Spence and Gray - Spence LB, Gray RB. Leeds to kick off. #lufc