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Match updates from the Amex, where Andrea Orlandi returns to the starting line-up...
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Latest Score: Albion 2 Leeds United 1MATCH UPDATES
48: GOAL! Albion lead again through Mackail-Smith's third brace of the season. The striker hits Buckley's cut back and his shot deflects into the net.
HT: A tale of two penalties here as the sides go in level.
44: The slightest of deflections takes Mackail-Smith's shot on the turn just wide of Kenny's right hand post.
37: GOAL! Just as he did for Doncaster Rovers last season, El-Hadji Diouf scores a penalty against the Albion. All square here at the Amex.
36: PENALTY! Luke Varney and Bruno tussle in the box and Lee Mason awards another penalty.
25: Albion dominant in the opening stages and Andrea Orlandi nearly doubles the lead. Bruno's cross to the back post is met by the Spanish midfielder who hits his shot into the floor but unfortunately the bounce takes it just over.
19: Nearly two for Albion and Mackail-Smith as his toe poked shot takes a slight deflection and hits the post.
16: GOAL! Craig Mackail-Smith smashes home the penalty, drilling the ball hard and down the middle past Paddy Kenny.
15: PENALTY! Leeds United captain Lee Peltier brings down Will Buckley and referee Lee Mason awards his fourth spot kick in three days.
11: Andrea Orlandi breaks through the middle and is brought down on the edge of the box. The midfielder dusts himself off to take the free kick but his effort catches the wall and goes wide.
07: A storming run down the left from Wayne Bridge ends with his cross being met by Barnes. The striker gets across his marker and hooks the ball towards goal but his effort flashes narrowly wide.
05: Ashley Barnes fires a strike across goal from a tight angle but his effort deflects behind for a corner.
01: The game is underway at the Amex.
TEAM NEWS
Gus Poyet makes one change to the side that drew 1-1 at Blackpool on Saturday with Andrea Orlandi returning to the starting line-up.
The Spanish creator returned to the bench last weekend following illness but returns to the Albion midfield tonight, at the expense of Andrew Crofts.
The Wales international drops to the bench.
Leeds boss Neil Warnock made wholesale changes for their midweek Capital One Cup victory against Southampton, but makes three changes to the side that lost to Birmingham City last weekend in the Championship.
Luke Varney impressed against the Saints on Tuesday night and he replaces Luciano Becchio in attack; the Argentine drops to the bench.
Michael Brown returns to midfield at the expense of David Norris, while Aidan White is preferred to Danny Pugh.
TEAMS
Albion: (4-3-3) Kuszczak; Bruno, Greer, El-Abd, Bridge; Bridcutt, Hammond, Orlandi; Buckley, Mackail-Smith, Barnes. Subs: Ankergren (GK), Dunk, Calderon, Dicker, Crofts, Lopez, Dobbie.
Leeds United: (4-4-2) Kenny; Peltier, Lees (Pugh 40), Pearce, Byram; White, Brown, Austin, Tonge; Diouf, Varney. Subs: Ashdown (GK), Green, Becchio, Norris, Hall, Gray.
Referee: Lee Mason
Yellow cards: Buckley (Albion); Brown (Leeds United)
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