Leeds United enjoyed the benefits of late drama this time round after beating Fulham 1-0 on Saturday. Lukas Nmecha’s added-time winner secured another massive three points for Daniel Farke’s side, who had missed multiple chances before getting their deserved goal.
The Whites had just the better of a tactical first-half and should really have been ahead at half-time. Brenden Aaronson squandered his side’s best chance, blazing a bouncing ball over from just inside the Fulham box after running through on goal, while Noah Okafor also fired a shot over.
Leeds enjoyed the better of the second half too but continued to waste chances, with Gabriel Gudmundsson and Pascal Struijk among those guilty. It was left for substitute Nmecha to do what his teammates couldn’t, poking an Ethan Ampadu cross beyond Leno to send Elland Road into added-time rapture.
YEP chief football writer Graham Smyth was at Elland Road to watch the action unfold. Here are his Leeds United player ratings...
7. CM: Ethan Ampadu
8 - One or two poor touches but was otherwise classy. Unlucky to see yellow for a misunderstanding. Helped himself to an assist for the winner. | Getty Images
8. CM: Ilia Gruev
7 - A couple of wayward passes in the first half, one of which was a really poor decision, but recovered and kept it largely simple in the second half. | Getty Images
9. CM: Brenden Aaronson
8 - Battled throughout to try and win the ball or keep it. Had he tucked away the golden chance he was on a 9. Deserved his ovation as he came off. | Getty Images
10. ST: Noah Okafor
7 - First half wasn't ideal, put one good cross in and missed good shooting chances, but came alive in the second half and caused problems. | Getty Images
11. ST: Dominic Calvert-Lewin
7 - Did his job battling centre-backs and keeping Leeds up the field. Missed a decent chance from Aaronson's cross. Kept going to the end. | Getty Images
12. Sub: Willy Gnonto
7 - Got straight into it, lively. Went for glory instead of passing to Aaronson. Filled in at right wing back off the ball and fought hard. | Getty Images