In the cruelest of fashions, Leeds United were denied a hard-earned point at Craven Cottage as Gabriel Gudmundsson’s last-gasp own goal gifted Fulham a dramatic victory at the weekend.

Daniel Farke’s side, set up in a disciplined 4-1-4-1 formation, looked to be heading for a well-deserved draw after a resolute performance that belied a string of changes to the starting XI. Karl Darlow deputised ably for the injured Lucas Perri, whilst Longstaff and Aaronson provided plenty of engine in the Leeds midfield.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Noah Okafor (both making their full debuts) adding fresh impetus in the final third, yet without any creativity, the distribution just wasn't there. Saying that, Leeds were more than a match for their hosts.

They created the better chances for large spells, with Sean Longstaff rattling the crossbar in the first half after being teed up by Calvert-Lewin, while the lively Brenden Aaronson forced a smart save from Bernd Leno after the break. At the other end, Darlow produced a brilliant flying save to deny a Harry Wilson free-kick.

However, just as a stalemate seemed certain, a late Fulham corner produced an agonising twist. The delivery cannoned off the head of Gudmundsson and flew past the helpless Darlow, leaving the Leeds players and travelling supporters stunned by a defeat, snatched from the jaws of what looked to be a well deserved draw.

	Line Up		Nat	Match Events
	26	Darlow, Karl Goalkeeper			7.5
	2	Bogle, Jayden Defender			7.1
	3	Gudmundsson, Gabriel Defender			6.3
	6	Rodon, Joe Defender			★7.6
	5	Struijk, Pascal Defender			7.4
	4	Ampadu, Ethan Midfielder			7.3
	8	Longstaff, Sean Midfielder			7.6
	18	Stach, Anton Midfielder			6.3
	11	Aaronson, Brenden Midfielder			6.8
	19	Okafor, Noah Midfielder			7.0
	9	Calvert-Lewin, Dominic Forward			6.0
	Subs		Nat	Match Events
	20	Harrison, Jack Midfielder			6.9
	14	Nmecha, Lukas Forward			6.8
	7	James, Daniel Midfielder			5.6
	29	Gnonto, Wilfried Midfielder
	16	Meslier, Illan Goalkeeper		Unused Sub
	24	Justin, James Defender		Unused Sub	6.1
	15	Bijol, Jaka Defender		Unused Sub
	44	Gruev, Ilia Midfielder		Unused Sub
	22	Tanaka, Ao Midfielder		Unused Sub