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Joe Rothwell made his first major contribution to Leeds United’s pursuit of promotion to the Premier League on Tuesday night when he replaced Ilia Gruev inside 20 minutes at Norwich. Rothwell, 29, is still yet to start in the Championship for Leeds after arriving at Elland Road on loan from Bournemouth in the summer. But he did start the 3-0 loss to Middlesbrough in the Carabao Cup. He has also featured in all eight Championship games as a sub, but on Tuesday night he got more than 25 minutes for the first time. The on-loan ace replaced the injured Ilia Gruev after just 20 minutes. Bulgaria st…

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