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Guppy spoils his good deed for Leeds
By Chris Barnett at Elland Road
(Filed: 22/08/2004)
Leeds Utd (1) 1 Nottm Forest (0) 1
Steve Guppy was both hero and villain as Leeds failed to make their domination count. Guppy, who is on a pay-as-you-play contract, put Leeds ahead in the 28th minute when he lost Matthieu Louis-Jean at the far post and rose to head home Frazer Richardson's cross from the right.
It was just reward and Leeds could have gone further ahead with shots missing the target by the narrowest of margins.
However, Guppy then needlessly conceded a late penalty which was converted by Andy Reid to give Forest their fourth draw of the season - and one they barely deserved.
The sides had cancelled each other out in a lively opening but it was Leeds who had the first opportunities to open the scoring.
Forest keeper Paul Gerrard failed to keep hold of the ball in a mix-up with a team-mate but Brian Deane's lob from the edge of the box dropped narrowly wide.
Then Stephen Crainey hit a freekick from 20 yards which beat the wall but it was a comfortable height for Gerrard who saved to his left. Paul Evans blazed high and wide with Forest's first real sight of goal after build-up play from Gareth Taylor, Reid and Louis-Jean.
Taylor thought he had put Forest ahead after 14 minutes when he headed in Evans's cross from the left but was ruled offside.
Crainey then headed inches over for the hosts from a Jermaine Wright corner before Frazer Richardson hit a curling shot from outside the area which sailed narrowly over. Richardson then turned provider for Guppy's goal.
Leeds would not allow Forest to settle and the visitors were carving out few chances. However, a swerving half-volley by Johnson from the left-hand side of the box took Leeds goalkeeper Neil Sullivan by surprise and he needed two attempts to keep hold of the ball down to his left
In the second half Reid's probings down the left were causing Leeds problems and it was from his corner that Taylor almost levelled but his header was straight at Sullivan. Again the hosts were taking control of proceedings and looked far more likely to score with Brian Deane testing Gerrard with a header.
Forest were handed a lifeline when Guppy flattened Evans in the box in the 78th minute and referee Mike Pike pointed to the penalty.
After lengthy treatment to Evans, Reid stepped up to blast the ball past Sullivan who guessed the right way but was unable to get a hand to the ball, such was the force of Reid's shot.
Gerrard then saved what seemed to be a certain goal from Joachim. The Leeds striker, who had been a constant menace, was through on goal but the keeper managed to get a hand to his shot to push it for a corner from which Deane's header bounced down and narrowly over the bar.
Guppy spoils his good deed for Leeds
By Chris Barnett at Elland Road
(Filed: 22/08/2004)
Leeds Utd (1) 1 Nottm Forest (0) 1
Steve Guppy was both hero and villain as Leeds failed to make their domination count. Guppy, who is on a pay-as-you-play contract, put Leeds ahead in the 28th minute when he lost Matthieu Louis-Jean at the far post and rose to head home Frazer Richardson's cross from the right.
It was just reward and Leeds could have gone further ahead with shots missing the target by the narrowest of margins.
However, Guppy then needlessly conceded a late penalty which was converted by Andy Reid to give Forest their fourth draw of the season - and one they barely deserved.
The sides had cancelled each other out in a lively opening but it was Leeds who had the first opportunities to open the scoring.
Forest keeper Paul Gerrard failed to keep hold of the ball in a mix-up with a team-mate but Brian Deane's lob from the edge of the box dropped narrowly wide.
Then Stephen Crainey hit a freekick from 20 yards which beat the wall but it was a comfortable height for Gerrard who saved to his left. Paul Evans blazed high and wide with Forest's first real sight of goal after build-up play from Gareth Taylor, Reid and Louis-Jean.
Taylor thought he had put Forest ahead after 14 minutes when he headed in Evans's cross from the left but was ruled offside.
Crainey then headed inches over for the hosts from a Jermaine Wright corner before Frazer Richardson hit a curling shot from outside the area which sailed narrowly over. Richardson then turned provider for Guppy's goal.
Leeds would not allow Forest to settle and the visitors were carving out few chances. However, a swerving half-volley by Johnson from the left-hand side of the box took Leeds goalkeeper Neil Sullivan by surprise and he needed two attempts to keep hold of the ball down to his left
In the second half Reid's probings down the left were causing Leeds problems and it was from his corner that Taylor almost levelled but his header was straight at Sullivan. Again the hosts were taking control of proceedings and looked far more likely to score with Brian Deane testing Gerrard with a header.
Forest were handed a lifeline when Guppy flattened Evans in the box in the 78th minute and referee Mike Pike pointed to the penalty.
After lengthy treatment to Evans, Reid stepped up to blast the ball past Sullivan who guessed the right way but was unable to get a hand to the ball, such was the force of Reid's shot.
Gerrard then saved what seemed to be a certain goal from Joachim. The Leeds striker, who had been a constant menace, was through on goal but the keeper managed to get a hand to his shot to push it for a corner from which Deane's header bounced down and narrowly over the bar.