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But the betting firm tweeted a crude message to Burnley after their defeat
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Burnley receive apology from Ladbrokes after club’s OWN sponsor trolls them

BURNLEY have received an official apology from Ladbrokes after a social media post following the Premier League side’s loss to Leeds United at Turf Moor.

Ladbrokes are the Clarets “official UK betting partner”, but tweeted an emoji of a raised middle finger with the message “Yours sincerely, Leeds fans £LUFC”.

 Burnley have received an official apology from Ladbrokes
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Burnley have received an official apology from LadbrokesCredit: Getty Images - Getty
 The Clarets were knocked out of the Carabao Cup on penalties by Leeds on Tuesday
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The Clarets were knocked out of the Carabao Cup on penalties by Leeds on TuesdayCredit: Rex Features

The message was aimed at former Leeds United pair Charlie Taylor and Chris Wood who both swapped Elland Road for Turf Moor in the summer transfer window.

Wood cost a Burnley club record £15million, while Taylor’s fee will be decided by a tribunal as his contract expired.

The Leeds faithful were not happy about the pair leaving Yorkshire to play in Lancashire and were given plenty of stick by the away fans during the game.

After Burnley took offence to the tweet, a spokesperson for the betting firm said: "They were very poorly conceived tweets which have since been deleted.
"It was only intended to be a bit of fun but failed, and we have already apologised to Burnley FC.
"We would also like to apologise to any fans that took offence."

 But the betting firm tweeted a crude message to Burnley after their defeat
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But the betting firm tweeted a crude message to Burnley after their defeatCredit: PA:Press Association
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Credit: Twitter - @ladbrokes

The match finished 2-2 after extra time, with Leeds going on to win 5-3 on penalties to underline what a good start toit eh season it has been for the Yorkshire outfit who are currently top of the Championship.

New Zealand international Wood scored an 89th minute penalty against his former club in a thrilling end to the game, with Pablo Hernandez restoring Leeds' lead from the spot in stoppage time, only for Robbie Brady to cancel dramatically equalise with a stunning free kick.

 Stuart Dallas scored the winning penalty for Leeds
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Stuart Dallas scored the winning penalty for LeedsCredit: Rex Features
 And the Premier League side were quickly mocked after the upset
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And the Premier League side were quickly mocked after the upsetCredit: PA:Press Association
 Leeds United will now be in the hat for tonight's third round draw
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Leeds United will now be in the hat for tonight's third round drawCredit: PA:Press Association


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