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<\/p>\nLeeds were made to pay for countless missed chances as Brighton fought back to claim 1-1 draw – and continue the Whites’ struggles down at the south coast.<\/p>\n
Leeds have had no joy at Brighton in recent years – their last win at the south coast club came in 2009 and they went eight games without a goal at the home of the Seagulls, dating back to 2012.<\/p>\n
But Jayden Bogle ended that run by tapping home from close range after Ao Tanaka kept the ball alive following Bart Verbruggen’s save to deny Dominic Calvert-Lewin.<\/p>\n
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\n James Trafford celebrates Leeds’ first goal at Brighton in 14 years<\/p>\n
Leeds striker Calvert-Lewin should have had a first-half hat-trick, putting a one-on-one wide early on before seeing an effort cleared off the line by Lewis Dunk after rounding Verbruggen in the minutes following Bogle’s opener.<\/p>\n
Tanaka then hit the bar almost immediately after that chance, before the Leeds midfielder had an effort ruled out for offside after the break. Anton Stach also had a close-range effort well saved as the chances grew.<\/p>\n
But as Leeds missed chances, Brighton’s confidence grew. After Malick Yalcouye and Charalampos Kostoulas went close, Luka Vuskovic got off the mark at his new club by heading home from a corner.<\/p>\n
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\n This game should have finished Brighton 2-3 Leeds on paper<\/p>\n
Brighton could have won it when Promise David was found in the box but he fired over – then Pascal Gross missed an even bigger chance as he scooped over from four yards out.<\/p>\n
But the most wasteful team on the day were Leeds, who ended up with an Expected Goals tally of 2.66 – but ended up with only one goal and one point.<\/p>\n
The key moments from the Amex Stadium…<\/p>\n
5: BIG CHANCE!<\/strong> Calvert-Lewin breaks through on goal but sidefoots the one-on-one wide. The offside flag goes up on the Leeds striker, but replays show it may have counted.<\/p>\n 15: GOAL!<\/strong> Calvert-Lewin has a close-range header saved by Bart Verbruggen but Ao Tanaka pulls it back across for Bogle to tap home on the goal line.<\/p>\n 23: OFF THE LINE!<\/strong> Calvert-Lewin thinks he has made it 2-0 when he rounds Verbruggen but Dunk clears his shot from off the goal line.<\/p>\n 24: OFF THE BAR!<\/strong> From the resulting corner, Tanaka strikes the bar after being found unmarked at the back post.<\/p>\n 27: CLOSE!<\/strong> Pascal Gross nearly levels for Brighton when his sliced free-kick flies just over James Trafford’s bar.<\/p>\n 29: SAVE!<\/strong> Brighton get their first shot on target when Olivier Boscagli’s crossfield pass is volleyed at goal by Diego Gomez, but Trafford saves at the near post.<\/p>\n 49: BIG CHANCE! <\/strong>A long throw falls into Anton Stach’s path but his close-range effort is saved by Verbruggen.<\/p>\n 51: GOAL DISALLOWED!<\/strong> Tanaka thinks he has a second as he turns home Stach’s free-kick but he is caught offside by the linesman and VAR.<\/p>\n 54: JUST WIDE! <\/strong>Gross curls an effort just wide of goal as Brighton’s confidence grows after that disallowed goal.<\/p>\n 68: SAVE! <\/strong>Kostoulas goes on a mazy run into the Leeds penalty area but fires straight at Trafford in the crucial moment.<\/p>\n 69: SAVE!<\/strong> Yalcouye sees an effort saved as Brighton’s pressure continues to grow.<\/p>\n 71: GOAL!<\/strong> The pressure finally tells as Vuskovic heads in De Cuyper’s corner from a few yards out.<\/p>\n 85: BIG MISS! <\/strong>Promise David comes off the bench and nearly wins it but he heads over Boscagli’s cross.<\/p>\n 89: A BIGGER MISS!<\/strong> Gross scoops over from four yards out in the last big chance of the game.<\/p>\n Farke: It’s a good point but we should put this game to bed<\/p>\n Leeds head coach Daniel Farke to Sky Sports:<\/p>\n “Brighton away is always a good point, especially if you look at our recent history as a club in the last one or two decades. It’s definitely a good point. Brighton are a good team and are in some very good form.<\/p>\n “It was also a missed chance not to win it today. At half-time we should have been out of sight. In such a difficult away game, you miss so many clear-cut chances. I’m sure in the Expected Goals we were way higher than them – although in the second half they were also pushing for the equaliser.<\/p>\n “There was also an unlucky goal scored by Ao Tanaka which was one inch offside. Normally in such a game, you will lose it. So happy we go home with something in our hands.<\/p>\n “Dominic should have put the game to bed in the first half, Anton in the second, Lukas as well and the offside goal – so we had many, many good situations. But Brighton is a good side. So if you don’t put the game to bed, they have the chance with dominating possession to come back into the game. But it was overall a good performance from my team.<\/p>\n Image: “Five points after these three difficult starting games is quite impressive. Also success in the cup game vs Nottingham – so we want to ride this momentum as much as possible. No one can take away these five points. They’re crucial – and also the confidence from these five points.”<\/p>\n Hurzeler: My team faced adversity today<\/p>\n Brighton head coach Fabian Hurzeler to Sky Sports:<\/p>\n “First half we had a lack of intensity and energy. Second half we showed a different phase and intensity. We won the personal duels and the second balls.<\/p>\n “It’s also about first, outrunning the opponent, doing the basics of the football game, and then being a good football team in possession. Today, we started with a different mindset – the wrong mindset. And then we changed it. And you could see how fast we could change the game.<\/p>\n “What my team stands for is real character; they always stick together. They face adversity and they did it again today. So I’m very impressed with the reaction from my team. We will find answers, find solutions – and then become a physical team from the beginning.”<\/p>\n Analysis: Brighton defenders put in superhuman effort<\/p>\n Sky Sports’ Sam Blitz:<\/p>\n Pascal Struijk may have been disappointed not to feature more than his two-minute cameo against former club Leeds. But in fairness, there is absolutely no spot in the Brighton defence for him to get into.<\/p>\n Despite being signed to replace the outgoing Jan Paul Van Hecke, Struijk had to sit and watch the centre-back pairing of Luka Vuskovic and Lewis Dunk put in a mammoth shift against his former team.<\/p>\n Vuskovic scored the crucial leveller for Brighton – showing the attacking prowess he demonstrated in the Bundesliga at Hamburg last season. But Dunk was arguably player of the match, and helped keep the scoreline down.<\/p>\n The Brighton captain was everywhere throughout – making 12 clearances, twice as many as the next-best Seagulls player. The best of the dozen came to deny Dominic Calvert-Lewin from off the line in a goal-saving challenge.<\/p>\n And there’s no spot for Struijk at left-back, given Olivier Boscagli’s display in that role. Brighton’s best chances came from his wand of a left boot – as he created five chances against Leeds – which was just as many as the entire Whites starters combined.<\/p>\n What do they feed defenders in Brighton?<\/p>\n What the result means and next fixtures <\/p>\n Rate the players!<\/strong> <\/p>\n Monterosa<\/p>\n This content is provided by Monterosa, which may be using cookies and other technologies. Unfortunately we have been unable to verify if you have consented to Monterosa cookies. 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\n Dominic Calvert-Lewin was denied a second Leeds goal by Lewis Dunk<\/p>\n
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