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Sam Allardyce may be equal to Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta, but his Leeds United are still locked in the relegation zone.
Allardyce and his mission to save Leeds suffered a setback on Saturday after a four-goal thriller against Newcastle United in the Premier League.
Ten-man Leeds and Newcastle shared the spoils following a 2-2 draw on Saturday afternoon.
The game between the two teams was intense, with three penalties and a late red card for Junior Firpo.
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Leeds had Rasmus Kristensen to spare thank for sparing their blushes in an eventual 2-2 draw with Newcastle that saw three penalties awarded as well as a red card.
Callum Wilson netted two penalties while Patrick Bamford missed one of the hosts as the Magpies came from behind to steal a point.
The penalties by Newcastle saw Allardyce and the Whites set some unwanted records, with two of them outlined below;
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Unwanted records by Leeds
1. A first for Leeds
For the first time in their history in the Premier League, Leeds United have conceded two penalties at the Elland Road.
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The Gunners registered an important victory at Newcastle, who are fighting for a place in the top four.
Firpo had a game to forget against the Magpies as he was responsible for both penalties scored by Wilson.
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First, he slipped to hack down Alexander Isak in the first half with Wilson stepping up to convert for the decisive equaliser in the first half.
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Then, in the second half, it was Firpo again, this time it took the intervention of the VAR to show that the ball grazed the defender’s finger.
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Wilson again stepped up for his second of the game to give Newcastle the lead for the first time in the encounter.
2. First to miss and concede two penalties
Allardyce came to save Leeds from the drop but watched his team set unwanted records while sitting in the danger zone instead.
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After Luke Ayling's beautiful opener to put the Whites 1-0 up after just seven minutes, Leeds United had the chance to make it 2-0 when the referee pointed to the spot.
Firpo was involved in the penalty again, this time it was for his side just before the half-hour mark after Joelinton brought him down.
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Patrick Bamford stepped up but failed to convert before Wilson went on to teach him how to do it twice in either half.
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Bamford’s miss saw Leeds become the first team to miss a penalty and concede two in the same game in the Premier League.
The miss by Bamford also means Leeds have failed to score two of their last three kicks from the spot with their 29-year-old Englishman responsible for both misses.
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