Leeds United fell to just a second Premier League defeat of the season as Saturday’s clash at Bournemouth ended in a 2-0 defeat - but how did we rate the performances?
Leeds made a very bright start and Daniel Farke’s Whites looked to have gone ahead when Dominic Calvert-Lewin converted a James Justin cross after a neat pass from Jayden Bogle but VAR intervened and the goal was disallowed for handball.
Leeds still continued on the front foot but a howler from keeper James Trafford led to the Cherries taking the lead, Trafford’s attempted pass for Ao Tanaka intercepted by Justin Kluivert who unselfishly squared to Evanilson who couldn’t miss and stroked the ball home into an empty net.
It looked set to prove the only goal of the game but Bournemouth bagged a second deep in second half stoppage time through Amine Adli.
Leeds United writer Lee Sobot hands out the scores.
1. James Trafford
5 - Very alert as Leeds dominated to start with but his short pass looking for Tanaka was a howler and a gift that undid all of United's good early work. But the Whites no 1 regained his composure and went on to make some good saves after the break. His mistake obviously proved pivotal but doesn't deserve to be hung out to dry. Probably somewhere between a 4 and a 5 depending on how you look at it. | AFP via Getty Images
2. Jayden Bogle
6 - Tried to get forward down the right again as he usually does. Not at his usual best but still sent in some good deliveries and and also pretty strong defensively. | AFP via Getty Images
3. James Justin
6 - Lovely pass for the Calvert-Lewin goal that was ruled out and pretty decent display at both ends of the pitch. | Getty Images
4. Nico Elvedi
6 - Stood up well to the challenge of Evanilson who didn't get much joy from him. | Getty Images
5. Tarik Muharemovic
6 - Probably just about the best defender although Elvedi and Justin ran him close, heading everything and some neat passes too. | Getty Images
6. Gabi Gudmundsson
6 - Got forward well down the left and one of the better displays but faded a bit after the break. | Getty Images