UP-PILL BATTLE

More thrills like this and Sam will have to keep taking the tablets 

- JEREMY CROSS

LEEDS 2

NEWCASTLE 2

SAM ALLARDYCE admits the stress of trying to keep Leeds in the Premier League is driving him to drugs.

And he has only been in charge of the strugglers for two games!

Time will tell if the gripping 2-2 draw with high-flying Newcastle at Elland Road will prove to be a crucial point gained or two dropped.

Leeds went ahead through Luke Ayling, but missed a golden chance to make it 2-0 before half-time when Patrick Bamford saw his penalty saved by Toon keeper Nick Pope.

Within 60 seconds Newcastle had earned a spot-kick of their own which Callum Wilson converted.

Wilson then fired the visitors ahead with his second penalty of the game following catastrophic defending from Junior Firpo, who was also sent off near the end, only to see Rasmus Kristensen level the scores with a powerful strike.

The end result from all the chaos is that Leeds remain in the bottom three, with just West Ham and Tottenham to face before their fate is decided.