Championship

DANE BOSS’ BACON SAIZ-ED

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The LeaguePaper Team
26 November 2017

Christiansen given lift as Tykes are brushed aside

By Chris Dunlavy

DOUBLE TROUBLE: Leeds United’s Ezgjan Alioski celebrates scoring their second goal
PICTURES: Action Images

LEEDS eased the pressure on under-fire boss Thomas Christiansen with a cakewalk of a victory at Oakwell.
Seven defeats from nine games – including a 4-1 hiding at Wolves in midweek – had left Leeds floundering and the Dane fearing the worst.
But a sensational attacking display from Samu Saiz, ably assisted by fellow-scorer Ezgjan Alioski, blew Barnsley away from the get-go.
The lacklustre hos...

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