{"id":441163,"date":"2025-09-21T15:06:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T15:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/441163\/"},"modified":"2025-09-21T15:06:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T15:06:21","slug":"how-gabriel-gudmundsson-reacted-at-ft-as-leeds-united-beat-wolves-following-fulham-own-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/441163\/","title":{"rendered":"How Gabriel Gudmundsson reacted at FT as Leeds United beat Wolves, following Fulham own goal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Daniel Farke will have been relieved to have picked up a win on Saturday. Anything other than a win at Wolves would have only seen the pressure on Farke begin to ramp up quickly.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But, <a href=\"http:\/\/leedsunited.news\/club\/manager\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Farke\u2019s<\/a> men came from behind to beat Wolves at Molineux. A happy hunting ground for <a href=\"http:\/\/leedsunited.news\/club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leeds<\/a>, who won all three matches against the Midlands side when Jesse Marsch was in charge at Leeds, 2022-2023.<\/p>\n<p>Having picked up four points from four games and scored one solitary goal, a penalty against Everton, Leeds needed to win at Wolves. That, they did. A 3-1 comeback win over Vitor Pereira\u2019s struggling side.<\/p>\n<p>Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Anton Stach and Noah Okafor scored. The first time three Leeds players had all scored their first goal in the same game, in the club\u2019s history. Farke will have felt a big degree of relief.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"716\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2236421313-1024x716.jpg\" alt=\"Daniel Farke celebrates during Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leeds United - Premier League\" class=\"wp-image-112736\" \/>Photo by Catherine Ivill \u2013 AMA\/Getty ImagesOne person more relieved than Daniel Farke at Leeds win<\/p>\n<p>But if Farke was relieved, imagine how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedsunited.news\/tag\/gabriel-gudmundsson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gabriel Gudmundsson<\/a> felt. The Sweden star was the man who scored the bizarre own goal that handed Fulham a win at Craven Cottage last weekend, a complete fluke.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, having bounced off his head and arguably not switching on sooner to get his body in a better area, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedsunited.news\/news\/gary-lineker-and-alan-shearer-have-their-say-on-leeds-united-star-gabriel-gudmundssons-own-goal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gudmundsson was in tears in the Leeds dressing room<\/a>, according to The Rest Is Football\u2019s Gary Lineker.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"793\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2236416230-1024x793.jpg\" alt=\"Gabriel Gudmundsson and Jackson Tchatchoua in Wolves 1-3 Leeds\" class=\"wp-image-112734\" \/>Photo by Clive Mason\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk\/sport\/football\/leeds-united\/leeds-united-wolves-off-camera-moments-premier-league-5327005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">YEP<\/a> say Gudmundsson was spotted releasing some pent-up relief as the ref blew for full-time: \u201c[He was] screaming in joy and relief at the full-time whistle, grabbing his shorts and yelling at the sky.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gabriel Gudmundsson produces another brilliant performance<\/p>\n<p>Arguably, Gudmundsson has been Leeds\u2019 best signing. Only Anton Stach can challenge Gudmundsson on this stat, with the only three others to start all five games \u2013 Jayden Bogle, Joe Rodon, Pascal Struijk.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2230760207-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Wolves badge.\" class=\"wp-image-112453\" \/>Photo by James Gill \u2013 Danehouse\/Getty Images <\/p>\n<p>MORE LEEDS UNITED STORIES<\/p>\n<p>But as far as FotMob\u2019s rating for the season is concerned, Gudmundsson\u2019s own goal has seen his number drop. It claims that actually, Karl Darlow has been Leeds\u2019 best player since the 2025-26 season began.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leeds\u2019 top-10 players according to FotMob:<\/strong><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Games (Starts)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fotmob.com\/en\/leagues\/47\/stats\/season\/27110\/players\/rating\/team\/8463\/leeds-united\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">FotMob<\/a> rating<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1. Karl Darlow<\/td>\n<td>2 (2)<\/td>\n<td>7.73<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2. Anton Stach<\/td>\n<td>5 (5)<\/td>\n<td>7.38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3. Ethan Ampadu<\/td>\n<td>3 (3)<\/td>\n<td>7.15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4. Joe Rodon<\/td>\n<td>5 (5)<\/td>\n<td>6.77<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5. Dominic Calvert-Lewin<\/td>\n<td>3 (2)<\/td>\n<td>6.76<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6. Noah Okafor<\/td>\n<td>3 (2)<\/td>\n<td>6.72<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7. Sean Longstaff<\/td>\n<td>5 (3)<\/td>\n<td>6.69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8. Brenden Aaronson<\/td>\n<td>5 (2)<\/td>\n<td>6.66<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9. Pascal Struijk<\/td>\n<td>5 (5)<\/td>\n<td>6.66<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10. Gabriel Gudmundsson<\/td>\n<td>5 (5)<\/td>\n<td>6.65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>But here at LeedsUnited.News, we think Gudmundsson has been a bargain at just \u00a310m. Arguably, he is Leeds\u2019 best left-back since Charlie Taylor, and if he continues, possibly Ian Harte. A brilliant start from him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Daniel Farke will have been relieved to have picked up a win on Saturday. 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