Los Blancos are third in Group E with two games left in their PL Cup group campaign.
Leeds drew 3-3 with second-placed Sunderland last time out in the tournament and would edge the Black Cats into second place with a draw or a win tonight.
Mark Jackson’s side need to finish in the top two of their group to advance to the knockout stages. Tonight they face a tough Wigan test, which is unbeaten so far.
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Last updated: Friday, January 14, 2022 at 9:41 p.m
- Leeds travel to Wigan in the PL Cup
- The Whites are third in Group E
- Latics won all three games
- The Lancashire FA kick-off is at 7pm
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- RESULT – Wigan 1-2 Leeds United
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It’s a really, really good win for a young Leeds team at Wigan. Max Dean’s stunner deserves it, but they fought all over the place. Solid gameplay at the end. Except for second place in Group E of the PL Cup.
90. Leeds did it really, really well. Ferguson goes up for a header and gets an elbow for his troubles. More time passes…
89. Ferguson comes into the Wigan half on the left and is awarded a free kick. Great game. Dean shoots the ball away and gets yellow…
88. Time flies… Leeds have so far held up under pressure from Wigan. McGurk is the last to miss a shot.
88. Leeds under some pressure. It’s hacked away… Dean holds the ball up in his own half and pulls the foul. Good game.
86. The Wigan corner flies at the near post… it leaps past Dean and Van Den Heuvel has to be alert to push it out. Leeds then concede.
85. The hosts have a corner… Pinnington out for a trialist.
84. Coleman throws himself in the Wigan box against a cross. Leeds had a number of corners but failed to capitalize. The Leeds man leads with one elbow, Yellow.
82. Carragher booked. Nice spin from Dean right in the Wigan half to round the defender and he’s smashed in. Yellow card.
