MIDWEEK ROUND-UP LEEDS RAISE THE ROOFE AS HURST EXITS…

CHAMPIONSHIP
By John Lyons

ECSTATIC: Leeds United captain Liam Cooper, right, enjoys his goal against Ipswich
PICTURES: PA Images

LEEDS United took advantage of their rivals’ wobbles to reclaim top spot – and bring the curtain down on Paul Hurst’s Ipswich reign at the same time.
Striker Kemar Roofe got the opener on 22 minutes and he owed a debt of gratitude to midfielder Pablo Hernandez. The Spaniard whipped in a superb cross which gave Roofe all the invitation he needed to power home his header.
Marcelo Bielsa’s Whites then sealed the points on 66 minutes with a...

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