Daily Mirror

LEEDS ON SPOT IN A THRILLER

- BY DAVID ANDERSON

LEEDS made it to the last 16 on penalties after a breathless finish to normal time which included two injury-time goals.

Goallless until the 80th minute, the game turned one way then another.

Leeds’ travelling army yelled abuse at Charlie Taylor and Chris Wood for switching to Burnley in the summer, even though the transfers could eventually earn their club £25million.

Taylor, who made his second start for the Clarets, ignored their jeers to impress on the left and Kevin Long headed wide from his free-kick.

Burnley, who made seven changes to Leeds’ nine, were the better side and Scott Arfield steered a shot wide after playing a one-two with Sam Vokes.

Ashley Barnes also went close, heading narrowly wide from Phil Bardsley’s cross. Leeds head coach Thomas Christians­en (above) saw his side make the breakthrou­gh.

Ronaldo Vieira sent Hadi Sacko haring away with Taylor caught upfield and the Frenchman scored through Nick Pope’s legs.

Burnley were not done and Wood came off the bench to convert an 89th-minute penalty when Gaetano Berardi bundled over Long.

Back came Leeds and they retook the lead in the fourth minute of stoppage time when James Tarkowski tugged Kemar Roofe’s shirt and Pablo Hernandez scored from the spot.

Still the drama was not over and Robbie Brady fired home a free-kick in the sixth minute of stoppage time.

It went to a penalty shootout and the decisive miss came from Burnley skipper Tarkowski and Dallas slotted home the clincher for Leeds.

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