Leeds earned what could be a precious point in their battle against the drop with a 2-2 draw against Newcastle in a tale of three penalties.
A key moment came with Leeds a goal up, courtesy of Luke Ayling, as Patrick Bamford spurned a golden opportunity from the penalty spot, and less than two minutes later Newcastle were awarded a penalty of their own which was scored by Callum Wilson.
Newcastle were awarded a second penalty when Junior Firpo inexplicably handled inside his own area and Wilson stroked home his second goal to put the Magpies ahead. That could have knocked the stuffing out of Leeds, but Rasmus Kristensen’s deflected strike earned Sam Allardyce a point in his first home game in charge.
In what was a frantic and action-packed game, Firpo was sent off late on for a professional foul and a Leeds fan was taken away by stewards for confronting Eddie Howe in the Newcastle technical area as the clock ticked down.
Leeds remain in the drop zone with just two games remaining to save their season – away at West Ham before hosting Tottenham on the final day. Newcastle, who play Brighton on Thursday – live on Sky Sports, still have their top-four hopes in their own hands and remain third.
Source: Sky sports
In other news-Major evacuation as cyclone threatens Bangladesh
About half a million people are being evacuated to safer areas in south-eastern Bangladesh, ahead of a cyclone that could be extremely dangerous.
Mocha is predicted to make landfall on Sunday, with 170kph (106mph) winds and storm surges of up to 3.6m (12ft).
There are concerns the cyclone could hit the world’s largest refugee camp, Cox’s Bazar, where close to a million people live in makeshift homes.
Rains are already falling on the camp and red warning flags have been raised.
Cyclone Mocha could be the most powerful storm seen in Bangladesh in nearly two decades. Learn more
