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Coca-Cola Football League Championship
Game 13: Tuesday 18 October 2005
Leeds United 2 - 1 Southampton
(Half-time: 2 - 1)
Crowd: 18881
Referee: M Jones (Cheshire)
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On a night when Leeds United suggested they really have been
remodelled into a promotion-challenging team, Southampton introduced a
precocious new individual talent who is surely destined to end up in
the Premiership.
The only debate is whether Theo Walcott, the 16-year-old Saints
prodigy, scorer of their goal and all-round joy to watch, will arrive
in the promised land before or after Kevin Blackwell's steadily
improving Leeds, who now sit fourth on the table.
"Leeds have got a big chance of going up but I'm frustrated because
I believe we're as good as anything in this division," reflected Harry
Redknapp, Southampton's manager. "Walcott was terrific though. He's a
talent. Theo could easily have had a hat-trick but the important thing
is that he's getting into scoring positions and making chances with
his pace and skill."
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