Matches – 20 March 2012 – Leeds United 3 Nottingham
Matches – 20 March 2012 – Leeds United 3 Nottingham F 7 Championship – Elland Road – 21,367 Scorers: Leeds United - Snodgrass (6 mins, pen), Becchio (53), Brown (55) – Nottingham Forest - Guedioura (8), McCleary 4 (45, 56, 60, 71), Blackstock 2 (52, 81) Leeds United: Lonergan, Connolly, Lees, O'Dea, Robinson (Pugh 66), Brown, Clayton, White (Webber 46), McCormack, Snodgrass, Becchio (Paynter 80) Nottingham Forest: Camp, Chambers, Lynch, Gunter, Cunningham, Moussi (McGugan 86), Guedioura, McCleary, Reid, Majewski (Wootton 84), Blackstock (Miller 84) Leeds United faced Nottingham Forest at Elland Road towards the end of the 2011/12 campaign determined to secure three points to boost their Play Off chances; the odds were on them achieving that goal. Four months earlier at the City Ground, Leeds had romped to an emotional 4-0 triumph against Forest. Days earlier former United midfielder Gary Speed had taken his own life, and the victory served as an emotional tribute to a great footballer by his first club. United’s form slumped badly following that comprehensive victory, thanks in the main to the brittleness of their rearguard, but new manager Neil Warnock had steadied the ship, with just two goals conceded in five games. Back in September, the Yorkshire Evening Post’s Leon Wobschall highlighted the defensive shortcomings which the previous manager had been unable to resolve: “The switching around of Leeds United’s centre-halves has resembled a game of musical chairs since the start of last season – with Simon Grayson’s search for a harmonious and long Home grown youngster Tom Lees, pictured lasting combination a wholly taxing one.
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