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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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