Marcelo Bielsa’s hopes of taking Leeds United back to the Premier League after a 15-year hiatus through automatic promotion suffered a huge blow on Friday with 10-man Wigan beating them 2-1. Sheffield United had earlier moved back into second after emerging 2-0 winners against 10-man Nottingham Forest. Leeds looked to be well on their way to three points when Wigan’s Cedric Kipre was red-carded for handling the ball on the line. Massey’s double gives Wigan a five-point advantage over third from bottom Rotherham — who lost 4-3 to Swansea. “They (Forest) are a good side with an experienced manager so it was good to get in front, close the game out and get back to what we do,” United manager Chris Wilder told Sky Sports.

Source: Punch April 19, 2019 17:03 UTC