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The Championship is renowned for being a physically demanding, draining league given its physicality and that it is 46 games long. The tackles fly in and Leeds United’s loss to Burnley was proof. Nine yellow cards were awarded by referee James Bell, who was criticised by the Leeds faithful for not giving The Whites a penalty. Two of those yellows saw on loan Burnley man Bashir Humphreys sent off. But it is another advert for the Championship’s tough-tackling reputation, it is not for the feint-hearted. Sitting top of the list for tackles in the division, or even in the top 10, is a big accolad…

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