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Leeds United showed support for Anti-Bullying Week recently, with the Under-14 Girls Academy team spending time at Thorp Arch for an exclusive workshop and tour with players from the Leeds United
This weekend signalled the first time Leeds dropped below their point-per-game aim and the first time they fell into the relegation zone. The performance against Aston Villa was better but five losses in six games, with an ominous run ahead, is stoking anxiety among supporters.
With Leeds controlling the first half, Unai Emery made a double substitution at the break — Donyell Malen and Ian Maatsen replaced Lucas Digne and Emiliano Buendia — and the change paid dividends, with Rogers flicking Malen’s low cross into the far corner with the outside of his left foot in the 48th minute.
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According to SportsBoom, Leeds and Wolverhampton Wanderers have both identified Twine as a potential target. West Ham United, meanwhile, are said to be eyeing an £8m move for the Robins star. The Hammers have James Ward-Prowse as a free-kick specialist, but the England-capped midfielder has fallen out of favour at the London Stadium.
Leeds enjoyed relative success early this season by going long to Dominic Calvert-Lewin - so why did they stop?
The Premier League returns this weekend after the international break, and Leeds United, struggling lower down the league standings, must turn things around against Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon.