Leeds hung on for a 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace that did close to nothing to facilitate their feelings of dread toward being hauled further into the Premier League assignment fight on Monday.
Jesse Marsch's side endure a last part blast from a Palace group motivated by Wilfried Zaha after he was blamed for plunging by the guests.
Leeds are five points clear of the assignment zone, however third base Everton have a game close by to close the hole to two places.
With Leeds' next three games coming against Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea, there could yet be a nerve-clattering end to the season for the Yorkshire club.
Leeds have taken 11 points from seven games since employing American coach Marsch to supplant the terminated Marcelo Bielsa.
In any case, in spite of that strong run, Burnley's second progressive success, against Wolves on Sunday, has lifted them out of the transfer zone above Everton, in the process hauling Leeds into the piece for endurance.
"It wasn't our greatest evening, yet it's a formula of not losing and figuring out how to get points. We will take the up-sides," Marsch said.
"We really want to track down approaches to being a smidgen more perilous, however a perfect sheet and a draw is a major positive.
"The (transfer) pressure was continuously going to be large regardless of anything."
Marsch and Palace manager Patrick Vieira met multiple times in the United States during their spells responsible for New York Red Bulls and New York City FC separately.
None of those past experiences can have been so essential to Marsch as this one as Leeds attempted to climb away from the transfer dogfight.
Britain midfielder Kalvin Phillips was making his most memorable Leeds start for almost five months after a hamstring injury, however on occasion the frantic rhythm left him battling to keep up.
Jean-Philippe Mateta nearly gave Palace the ideal beginning when he hustled onto Conor Gallagher's long pass and cut his shot past Leeds keeper Illan Meslier, yet the stout striker's work floated simply wide.
Royal residence ruled the beginning phases and Mateta botched one more great opportunity as he extended to shin Jordan Ayew's cross wide from short proximity.
After a rough beginning, Leeds defender Liam Cooper's header constrained Vicente Guaita to make his most memorable save.
Mateta tried Meslier with a strong header before Palace forward Zaha acquired Marsch's rage.
Zaha's dramatic tumbles raised the temperature on the touchline as Marsch disagreed with the Ivorian, who then, at that point, pushed Raphinha in the face to make the air much more spicy.
The animosity spilt over into the last part as Daniel James was reserved for an unrefined foul on Joel Ward that started another scuffle.
Zaha pursued for a penalty after Luke Ayling's test sent him rambling, yet his dissent was waved away.
Determined, Zaha took the assault to Leeds again as he cut inside the region for a shot that Meslier held well.
Gallagher crushed a half-volley only over from the edge of the area before Meslier two times saved with his legs from a couple of Zaha strikes.
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