Leeds leaves Brighton without a win again
Luka Vuskovic denied Leeds United its maiden victory at Amex Stadium as Brighton and Hove Albion fought back to earn a 1-1 draw in the Premier League.
Jayden Bogle handed the Whites a deserved lead after 15 minutes, turning home Ao Tanaka鈥檚 low centre to score Leeds鈥檚 first goal at the Amex in 14 years.
In fact, Leeds had signalled its intent inside the opening two minutes itself when Dominic Calvert-Lewin broke in behind the Seagulls' defence and fired wide, although he was subsequently flagged offside.
Daniel Farke鈥檚 side enjoyed a dominant opening spell from there and saw plenty of chances to extend its advantage, with Calvert-Lewin seeing a near-certain goal cleared off the line by Lewis Dunk, before a fierce Tanaka volley clipped the crossbar after leaving Verbruggen rooted to the spot.
Tanaka believed he had finally given the visitors some breathing room five minutes after the restart with a clever near-post finish off a neat set-piece routine, only to see his effort chalked off for offside after a video assistant referee (VAR) review.
That profligacy eventually proved costly as Brighton began to wrestle back control with some chances of its own.
Pascal Gross curled narrowly beyond the far post as the hosts grew in confidence, and a full response arrived in the 71st minute when Vuskovic rose unmarked to meet Maxim De Cuyper鈥檚 corner and steer his header beyond James Trafford.
Both sides had chances to win it during a frantic finale as Yasin Ayari forced Trafford into a sharp save before Gross was presented with a golden opportunity inside the area but could somehow only manage to blaze over from inches away.
Lukas Nmecha similarly spurned a good chance in the dying minutes, drilling wide seconds after Gross鈥檚 miscue as both sides settled for a point.
