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Leeds United's under-23s squandered a chance to kick clear of the drop zone as Friday afternoon's Premier League Two Division One clash at Brighton ended in a 1-0 defeat. By Lee Sobot Charlie Cresswell returned to the XI for Leeds but star men Joe Gelhardt, Sam Greenwood and Crysencio Summerville were not involved and Brighton's Evan Ferguson proved the clear difference in the first half. Leeds squandered a golden opportunity to go ahead in the tenth minute as a terrific Stuart McKinstry cross from the left picked out the advancing Jack Jenkins but the midfielder put his effort wide from a few yards out. But Brighton then began to cause big problems, particularly through commanding top scorer Ferguson who worked the opening for the Seagulls to take the lead in the 33rd minute. Ferguson had earlier been denied at close range as Whites keeper Kristoffer Klaesson smothered the ball off his feet and Brighton's Cameron Peupion then missed a sitter when volleying wi...

FROZEN FC Written by: Rob Conlon If, like me, you spent your weekend avoiding football while your heart rate was settling after Friday night, you might have missed Leeds Under-23s’ 1-0 defeat to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. What remains of Frozen FC is apparently still allowed to run an U23s team. At recent academy fixtures Chelsea have given away food and drink to fans as government sanctions have blocked sales of concessions. Chelsea’s takeover is yet to be completed, so there’s still time for the government to ban them from playing Liquidator as a team of kids destined to be farmed out to the Eredivisie are walking onto the pitch. The game itself has been football’s equivalent to the question about whether a tree makes a sound if nobody is there to hear it. The full ninety is yet to have been posted on either LUTV or Chelsea’s websites. Leeds Live and the Yorkshire Evening Post have let reports and reaction slip down their pages while fans are still trying to piece ...