QPR ended their relegation fears and sent Leicester to the Premier League with a thumping 4-0 victory over Leeds at Loftus Road 2 min: Chair, out on the left, fails to bring down a long diagonal ball from the back. 1 min: Dunne advances forward for QPR and is in the opposition box, but the ball is diverted out for a goalkick. Meslier clears from just outside the box for a QPR throw on the left ..read more

Across 90 raucous minutes in west London Leeds lost control of this crucial game and with it their future. They hoped this would be another step in a sprint to promotion but instead they stumbled, and QPR’s fully deserved victory not only secured their own place in the Championship it also promoted Leicester, who will travel to Preston on Monday in the knowledge that their return to the Premier League at the first attempt is certain ..read more

It is no longer in their hands but Leeds retain real hope of securing automatic promotion after reclaiming second place in the Championship following a timely return to form on Teesside. Given that Michael Carrick’s much improved Middlesbrough are nobody’s pushover these days, Daniel Farke’s side needed to rediscover the ruthlessness that had deserted them in recent weeks. To the relief of the travelling fans, Crysencio Summerville, Patrick Bamford and Wilfried Gnonto obliged with potentially vital goals in a thrillingly compelling game that showcased the second tier’s often underrated appeal ..read more

Automatic promotion battle intensifies as Leeds beaten Southampton hit last-gasp winner to stay in the chase Ipswich moved a point clear at the top of the Championship after a thrilling 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough at Portman Road. Ipswich went into the game looking to take advantage after seeing automatic promotion rivals Leicester beaten on Friday, but in a breathless first half the visitors took the lead through a header from Emmanuel Latte Lath. Town struck back 10 minutes later, though, when Massimo Luongo crashed home a corner ..read more

The weight of expectation, or the malaise of a side whose flame is threatening to flicker out? Only in the fullness of time will we know the answer to that question but whatever the reason, right now, Leeds are threatening to spontaneously combust at precisely the wrong time. This fairly timid goalless draw may not prove as fatal as it ­undoubtedly felt when around 30,000 people ­audibly groaned collectively at full‑time here. Leicester’s surprise defeat at Millwall on Tuesday evening shows nothing is truly over in this remarkable three-way race for automatic promotion until it is over ..read more

Stephy Mavididi’s late header returns Leicester to summit Leeds lose to Coventry – their first defeat in 16 league games The battle for automatic promotion from the Championship remains impossible to call as Leicester returned to the summit by beating Birmingham while Leeds and Ipswich both lost. Leicester sealed their victory in the 89th-minute with Stephy Mavididi’s header condemning relegation-threatened Birmingham to a 2-1 defeat. Gary Rowett’s men had appeared on course for a precious point after Jay Stansfield cancelled out Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s opener, but just as Enzo Maresca’s sid ..read more

Hull played well but Leeds found two late goals to steal victory and end the day second in the table, a point off Ipswich and a point ahead of Leicester “So as the Easter hunt draws to its close,” writes Jeremy Boyce, “I’m looking OK for my earlier prediction, depending on what goes on in the closing minutes in Ipswich. A lively, well-contested score draw and as you were for both, opening the door for...? I know Leeds are missing a couple of their preferred starting XI but you’d have to think that, playing in front of a slightly partisan home crowd on a Bank Holiday with the Golden Egg drawing ..read more

Summerville and James take Leeds back up to second John Eustace earns first win as Rovers manager with 5-1 victory Leeds retook the second place held briefly by Leicester after Crysencio Summerville’s late penalty and Dan James’s spectacular strike gave them a 3-1 home win over Hull. Sam Byram’s header put the hosts ahead, Fábio Carvalho equalised but Regan Slater fouled Summerville in the area. The winger got up to convert the spot-kick before James sealed the victory in style, sending the ball sailing into the unattended goal from just inside Hull’s half as his side broke following a corne ..read more

A late Mateo Joseph equaliser kept Leeds’ unbeaten streak in the league alive after they came up against a spirited Watford side 3 min: Watford dominate the early possession, sliding their passes from right to left. 2 min: Rodon cuts off a Watford attack down the left before Dennis tries to drive into the box for the hosts ..read more

A late onslaught on a tiring home defence brought Leeds an equaliser and several near misses, but not the third goal that would have rewarded them with victory and first place in the Championship. Instead Watford became just the second league opponents this calendar year they have failed to beat, the home side twice taking the lead and holding it until the 85th minute when Mateo Joseph, just 25 seconds after coming on as substitute, levelled the game with his first league goal. Leeds arrived at Vicarage Road in extraordinary form, a phenomenal three-month surge having taken them from fourth at ..read more