Leeds United 3 Hull City 1: Drama and incredible goal as Whites answer fresh calls and big twist — YEP 1/4/24
Leeds needed to beat Monday's visitors Hull to move back into the Championship's top two.
By Lee Sobot
Leeds United moved back into the Championship's automatic
promotion places on a day of incredible drama as Crysencio Summerville's late
penalty and a Dan James strike from the halfway line sealed a 3-1 victory at
home to Hull City.
Key automatic promotion rivals Leicester City and Ipswich
Town both trailed in their Monday fixtures against Norwich City and Southampton
respectively but the Foxes and Tractor Boys fought back to claim victories,
Ipswich with a 97th-minute twist as Jeremy Sarmiento bagged a very late winner.
Leeds consequently needed to beat Hull just to move back
second and eventually bagged a 3-1 triumph amid incredible late scenes at
Elland Road.
Daniel Farke's side threatened in the third minute after
good link-up play between Dan James and Archie Gray who launched a fierce drive
over the bar from a tight angle inside the box.
But the Whites went ahead just six minutes later through Sam
Byram who stormed in at the far post to convert after Tigers keeper Ryan Allsop
had parried Summerville's shot after excellent work from Georginio Rutter.
Hull looked to respond but the Whites squandered a glorious
chance to double their lead in the 24th minute through Patrick Bamford who
blazed over the bar from six yards out after being set up on a plate by
Rutter's cross.
Hull were also threatening at the other end and Illan
Meslier stuck out a boot to stop a dangerous low cross from Jaden Philogene in
its tracks from the left flank.
But Meslier was beaten a few minutes later via a fine
flicked finish from Fabio Carvalho who raced on to a cross from Tyler Morton
who had been played in down the left after good play from the lively Philogene.
Hull were worthy of being at least level and Leeds then
tried to respond but Junior Firpo saw his attempt in a crowded box deflected
over the bar. Back came Hull but Ryan Giles blazed a wild shot over.
Yet the Tigers then survived a huge scramble in first half
stoppage time from which a low drive from Summerville hit Bamford near the line
before the Whites' pressure was brought to an end by an offside flag.
Whites boss Daniel Farke kept the same for the start of the
second half and Leeds threatened three minutes after the restart as a cross
from James flew through the box in front of Bamford.
But Hull went very close moments later through Philogene who
cut in from the left and curled a lovely effort inches wide of the right hand
post past a diving Meslier. From a Giles cross, a looping header from Ozan
Tufan dropped on to the roof of the net as Hull continued to ask big questions.
As the contest hit the hour mark, Hull boss Liam Rosenior
sunk to the floor as a curling strike from Ozan Tufan flew just wide of the
left hand post after Tyler Morton had broken through the middle.
At the other end, a Rutter strike bobbled wide as the
forward failed to make a proper connection despite some bright play.
Moments later, Looks saw strong shouts for a penalty waved
away after Gray had gone to a trailing leg from Jean Micheal Seri. Hull again
went close one minute later as dangerman Philogene fired just over from the
edge of the box.
With 20 minutes left, Farke finally made a change as
Bamford's hard night was brought to an end as young Mateo Joseph was unleashed.
Five minutes later, Joseph was denied by the frame of the
goal as his attempt to flick home a cross from Firpo bounced off the post,
Firpo then heading wide from the following attack.
The contest looked to be heading for a 1-1 draw but the
flying Summerville then earned Leeds a penalty in the 86th minute which
Summerville converted himself with a cool finish after dispute over who would
take it out of himself and late substitute Joel Piroe.
Hull would still not go away and pushed hard for a second
equaliser, keeper Ryan Allsop sent up for a corner deep in stoppage time.