Leeds United star makes ‘massive’ admission that will sting Newcastle United after draw frustration

Ayling gave Leeds an early lead with a close range rebound finish only for two Callum Wilson penalties put Newcastle in front after Patrick Bamford saw a penalty saved by Nick Pope. But Leeds still had something to cheer about late on as Rasmus Kristensen’s deflected effort made it 2-2 in the closing stages.

The home side were then reduced to 10 men in stoppage time as Junior Firpo was shown a second yellow card for a foul on Anthony Gordon.

The point means Leeds stay in the relegation zone while Newcastle stay third in the battle for Champions League football. But with two games left to play, Ayling feels the draw was a ‘massive’ result for his side.

“A point today is massive for us, especially with how we did it,” he told BT Sport afterwards. “We had a chance to go 2-0 up and then that happened. In weeks before we’d probably lose that four or 5-1.

“The fans have been with us all season. It’s been hard for them sometimes. They stuck with us today. Hopefully we can kick on from here.”

Leeds now face West Ham United away and Tottenham Hotspur on the final day in their final two matches while Newcastle have back to back home games against Brighton and Hove Albion and Leciester City before their final day match against Chelsea at Stamford Brdige.