Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 Leeds United: result and report

Report

## How the goals came

Brighton & Hove Albion and Leeds United shared the points, and the draw was a fair reflection of a game in which each side had good reasons to think it could have won.

Leeds United struck first on 15 minutes. Ao Tanaka set up Jayden Bogle, and the visitors then held that lead for most of the match despite spending long spells without the ball.

Brighton & Hove Albion finally levelled on 71 minutes. Maxim De Cuyper provided the assist and Luka Vuskovic scored. That goal, along with the rest of his afternoon, earned Vuskovic the player of the match award, so the defender ended up deciding the scoreline at the other end.

Brighton & Hove Albion: plenty of the ball, not enough clear chances

Brighton & Hove Albion had most of the game. They had 67% of possession, ten shots to six and twice as many key passes. They also finished narrowly ahead on xG, 2.39 to 2.04.

Still, that dominance never turned into a clear edge in front of goal. They had five shots on target, the same as Leeds United, and four big chances to their opponents' five. Brighton & Hove Albion had the territory, but the best openings were shared far more evenly than the possession suggests.

Leeds United: fewer shots, better openings

Leeds United will feel they let a win slip, because their chances were often the cleaner ones. They created five big chances, missed four of them and hit the woodwork once. With a little more accuracy, one more goal would have been enough to take all three points.

Their goalkeeper had the busier afternoon, with four saves to Brighton & Hove Albion's three. Though Leeds United spent most of the match defending, they still carried a real threat whenever they got forward.