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RED-HOT WOOD AT THE DOUBLE!

Kiwi striker nets twice as Seagulls are shot down by Garry Monk’s promotion hopefuls

By Chris Dunlavy

HE’S OFF: Chris Wood celebrates scoring his first goal, inset
PICTURE: ProSports & Action Images

CHRIS Wood’s classy double took his tally to 27 for the season as Leeds ruthlessly dispatched title-chasing Brighton.
Only five Whites players have ever scored more than 30 goals in a single campaign, but the clinical Kiwi looks set to join the list after a towering header and thunderous penalty capped a Leeds performance full of industry and ambition.
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