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Rival fans just love to proclaim that ‘Leeds are falling apart again’ and Coventry’s were certainly no exception.

That judgement is premature but this defeat - their first in league action in 2024 - felt like a major missed opportunity for Daniel Farke’s promotion chasers.

With Ipswich beaten at lunchtime, Leeds could have returned to the Championship summit. Instead, they put in an off-colour performance totally out of character by recent standards.

After goals by Ellis Simms and Haji Wright inflicted the damage and boosted Coventry’s play-off ambitions, the Leeds mood wasn’t helped by news of Leicester’s late winner filtering down the M69.

Joel Piroe’s goal offered hope of another stirring late revival like in Easter games against Watford and Hull but Coventry held out to sting Leeds with a rare defeat.