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Leeds were unable to return to the top of the Sky Bet Championship after being held to a draw at Watford in the late kick off on Good Friday.
Tom Cleverley kicked off his time as Watford interim head coach off to a good start prior to the international break with a 1-0 win over Birmingham City, and followed it up with a hard-fought point against Leeds.
Despite Leeds’ significantly better position in the league, it was the Hornets who started brightly, taking the lead through Vakoun Bayo.
Leeds fought back, Crysencio Summerville scored a stunning individual curled strike into the top corner to make it 1-1.
Emmanuel Dennis put the Hornets ahead with another good goal, this time an individual effort capped off with a backflip celebration, and it looked enough for the home side before Mateo Joseph scored at the second attempt just moments after being brought onto the field.
Daniel Farke boasts an impressive record for promotion to the top flight, having managed to do so twice when manager of Norwich.
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Watford 1-0 Leeds
33 min: Leeds try to pick out Bamford, as their attempt to return to the summit of the Championship was dealt a blow by Watford’s opener, but the ball is too long for the forward and runs out for a goal kick.
GOAL! Bayo fires the hosts ahead - Watford 1-0 Leeds
GOAL! 30 min: Watford break quickly and capitalise, Meslier was able to stop the first shot from Dennis, but the ball just fell to Bayo who smashed it into the back of the net.
Watford 0-0 Leeds
29 mins: Both sides have had just the one shot on target so far in the game, but Watford have seen more of the ball, with 58 per cent of the possession, compared to 42 from Leeds.
Watford 0-0 Leeds
27 min: It’s swung in and again cleared at the near post by the men in white, but they cannot release James on the attempted counter.
Watford 0-0 Leeds
26 min: Another coming together disrupts the flow of play, but there is no cause for a yellow card, although the Hornets will have another corner.
Watford 0-0 Leeds
22 min: Other than Summerville’s one chance where the goalkeeper was tested, there has not been much quality at either end in this match.
Watford have started brightly, but Meslier has not really come under pressure so far.
Watford 0-0 Leeds
20 min: Watford have another corner, they have had a few already, but Leeds will have the ball back for a foul in the box almost immediately after the kick was taken.
Watford 0-0 Leeds
18 min: Summerville tries to get a foul for an almost identical incident to Watford’s penalty shout, but the referee was consistent and nothing was given.
Watford 0-0 Leeds
15 min: Sir Elton John is in the stands watching on as Leeds have a chance! Summerville got a got curled shot away and the goalkeeper was just able to make the save!
Watford 0-0 Leeds
12 min: Watford fans are calling for a penalty after Bashiru goes down in the box, play has stopped, but the referee waived play on. It would have been a soft penalty, but his foot was stamped on.
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