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Ipswich Town fans mock Leeds United supporters after defeat

A general view of the action during the Sky Bet Championship match between Ipswich Town and Leeds United at Portman Road on January 13, 2018 in Ips...
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Leeds fans had hoped to clinch promotion at Ipswich.

A general view of the action during the Sky Bet Championship match between Ipswich Town and Leeds United at Portman Road on January 13, 2018 in Ipswich, England.

If Leeds United are going to win promotion then they must do it the hard way.

The Whites’ automatic promotion hopes suffered a serious setback over the Easter weekend with back to back defeats.

Leeds have now ceded the initiative to Sheffield United, who have a three point gap and superior goal difference with two games remaining.

It means Leeds’ hopes of clinching promotion on the final day of the season are unlikely to materialise.

Last week opponents Ipswich Town had offered extra tickets to Leeds fans for the fixture.

Ipswich even brought their lap of honour forward to this weekend’s penultimate home game, worried a Leeds fan pitch invasion could prevent it from happening.

A general view of the action underway during the Sky Bet Championship match between Ipswich Town and Norwich City at Portman Road on October 22, 2017 in Ipswich, England.

The Tractor Boys have had a dire season and been relegated into League One.

Leeds need them to pull off an unlikely upset away to Sheffield United next week.

Fans have had some amusement at Leeds’ expense after their double defeat…