Leeds United stay atop the Championship standings after Sheffield United suffer a heavy loss to Hull City.
Leeds United solidified their position at the top of the Championship on Friday night after Sheffield United suffered a crushing 3-0 defeat against Hull City at Bramall Lane. Chris Wilder's Sheffield United team entered the match with an opportunity to put immense pressure on their promotion rivals, knowing a victory would propel them two points clear at the summit before Leeds faced fellow contenders Burnley on Monday.
However, the South Yorkshire club started sluggishly and were made to pay dearly as Matt Crooks expertly fired the Tigers into the lead in the sixth minute. The home crowd's disappointment was palpable, with supporters jeering their team off the pitch at halftime. Tyrese Campbell nearly equalized ten minutes after the restart, but the offside flag was incorrectly raised, maintaining Hull's advantage. This costly error proved decisive when substitute Matty Jacob capitalized on a chance to net inside the area in the 63rd minute. Sheffield United struggled to recover, and the victory was sealed in the dying moments as Joao Pedro's cross deflected off Harrison Burrows into his own goal. For Leeds, this result presented an ideal platform to launch their weekend preparations ahead of a challenging encounter against Burnley on Monday night. Speaking before the match, manager Daniel Farke acknowledged the impressive performance of Scott Parker's Hull City team. 'Credit to them, it is outstanding what they have done,' he said, 'to concede such a small amount of goals. 'We are still ambitious and have scored an incredible amount of goals. It is difficult to create chances against Burnley, our offensive players have to be firing on all cylinders on Monday. 'If it is not possible to have the least conceded goals it is still possible to be there with most clean sheets.' A victory for Leeds would see them extend their lead at the top of the Championship to four points over the Blades
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