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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Samuel Meade

Sam Allardyce is new Leeds United manager as Javi Gracia brutally sacked

Leeds have sacked Javi Gracia less than three months after appointing him - with Sam Allardyce replacing him at Elland Road.

The Yorkshire side are fighting to retain their Premier League status after a damaging 4-1 defeat to Bournemouth on Sunday with the hierarchy desperately trying to find answers at this late stage of the season. Gracia replaced Jesse Marsch, who was sacked in early February, but has been unable to get the desired results.

The former Watford boss has now been shown the door and Allardyce now has just four games to keep Leeds, who are outside the bottom three on goal difference, in the league. The Whites are without a win in their last five games, conceding 18 goals in the process.

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