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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Louise Taylor at the Riverside Stadium

Leeds angry at offside errors but back on top as James strike sinks Middlesbrough

Dan James scores Leeds’ winning goal against Middlesbrough
Dan James slots home Leeds’ winning goal from close range in the second minute. Photograph: Ed Sykes/Getty Images

A night when visiting fans lamented the absence of the video assistant referee system was infinitely more uncomfortable for Leeds than it should have been but still ended with Daniel Farke’s team top of the Championship.

Farke was furious to see two “goals”, the first from Ao Tanaka and then from Patrick Bamford, disallowed for imaginary offsides but his players somehow resisted a late attacking blitz from playoff-chasing Middlesbrough to move ahead of Burnley on goal difference.

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