Luke Ayling has hailed Leeds United's character after picking up a valuable point in the battle to avoid relegation with a draw against Newcastle United. The full-back opened the scoring in a highly-charged encounter at Elland Road on Saturday which finished 2-2.
Callum Wilson's brace from the penalty spot either side of the interval looked to have the visitors on course for a vital victory in their push to secure a top-four finish. However, Rasmus Kristensen's deflected strike 11 minutes' from time ensured the Whites ended their six-match losing run.
Ayling scored on his 250th appearance for United and following the full-time whistle, he was asked about the 'magic' impact of Sam Allardyce. The full-back admitted the new appointment had lifted the mood in the camp and has instilled belief ahead of their final two fixtures against West Ham and Tottenham.
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Ayling told BT Sport: "The place lifts as soon as he walks in. Hopefully we can kick on from here, a club like this should be in the Premier League. We have two games to do that.
"We played well last week against Man City, we got beaten 2-1 by the best team in the world. We've come out here against a team in form and grind out a 2-2 result. Now, we've got to make sure we carry this on next week."
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