sport news Middlesbrough 3-4 Leeds: Crysencio Summerville's brace sees the visitors edge ... trends now
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Serious questions had been asked of Leeds United’s promotion mettle in a terribly-timed run of just one win in five.
But Daniel Farke’s side answered many of them here as their stylish attacking play proved too strong for Middlesbrough in a Championship classic.
Falling behind to Isaiah Jones, Leeds responded through Crysencio Summerville’s penalty and Patrick Bamford.
Back came Boro through Emmanuel Latte Lath but brilliantly-taken goals by Wilfried Gnonto - albeit from an offside position - and Summerville took Leeds up into second.
With Leicester winning on Saturday and Ipswich still having a game spare, Leeds delivered under intense pressure as the finish line moves into view.
It’s true Ipswich still have their automatic promotion destiny in their own hands but Leeds can only keep winning.
There was something in the air that suggested chaos and so it proved during a gripping first-half.
Middlesbrough drew first blood with Jones reacting quickest to find an unguarded net after Latte Lath, Ilian Meslier and Joe Rodon all collided chasing Finn Azaz’s through pass.
But Leeds weren’t down for too long, with Anfernee
