Leeds United given painful Premier League reminder for the second week in a row after Bournemouth heartbreak — YEP 28/9/25
By Kyle Newbould
Leeds United conceded late to draw 2-2 at Bournemouth and
the YEP has all your key talking points.
Leeds United saw two points slip away in added-time on
Saturday after conceding to draw 2-2 at home to Bournemouth. Daniel Farke’s
side put in another excellent performance at Elland Road and looked set to be
rewarded with a huge win, with Joe Rodon and Sean Longstaff scoring either side
of half-time to overturn Antoine Semenyo’s opener.
The Whites had defended well for large parts but
Bournemouth’s possession eventually paid off, with Eli Kroupi meeting Marcos
Senesi’s knockdown to silence the majority of Elland Road on 93 minutes. It was
a gut-wrenching end but another encouraging performance from Leeds, and the YEP
has all your key talking points below.
Leeds United legends recognised
Tragically, there aren’t many of Don Revie’s star-studded
Leeds squad on this earth any longer so the need to recognise those who are is
stronger than ever. And so it was heart-warming to see John Giles walk onto the
pitch before kick-off on Saturday to receive his lifetime achievement award.
"I'm delighted to be here today and I'm delighted with
the response from everyone,” a proud Giles admitted as Leeds managing director
Robbie Evans presented the award to a standing ovation inside Elland Road. It’s
so important we continue to recognise those who made Leeds United the club it
is today, while they are still around to feel that love.
Not the warmest welcome back for Tyler Adams
In the build-up to Saturday’s game, Tyler Adams described
the Elland Road atmosphere as ‘one of the best’ he’d played in but the former
Leeds man was certainly on the wrong end of it throughout the game. Every touch
was loudly booed and the home crowd regularly chanted a song that cannot be
repeated on this website.
Adams made little effort to diffuse things either,
clattering into Anton Stach after the whistle had gone before words were
exchanged, with the German and Longstaff keen to have a tussle with their
opposite number. His substitution on 81 minutes was loudly cheered but the man
who replaced him eventually scored Bournemouth’s equaliser.
Set-pieces decide the game
In a week that Farke played down suggestions of a set-piece
coach appointment and admitted he wasn’t keen on the growing celebrity of that
role, Leeds conceded both their goals from dead-ball situations. The wall for
Semenyo’s free-kick was misplaced, with a drilled shot under the jumping
players not hitting nominated draft excluder Brenden Aaronson, while Kroupi’s
leveller came from a second-phase set-play.
“We gave away two set-pieces and they scored both,” Farke
said after the draw. “They didn’t have a chance out of the game. Small details
can be punished.” Leeds kept a dangerous Bournemouth attack at bay for large
parts and frustrated their weekend visitors, but Saturday was evidence of how
top teams can explore multiple avenues to goals, eventually breaking through.
A painful Premier League reminder
Leeds have defended admirably for five of their six league
games so far but in the last two fixtures - at Wolves and against Bournemouth -
they have been punished for tiny misgivings. At Molineux, Longstaff stopped for
less than a second as Ladislav Krejci drifted in behind to score, while on
Saturday a lapse in concentration allowed Kroupi to equalise.
