In the dying moments of what had been a tepid Yorkshire afternoon, Dominic Calvert-Lewin produced a moment of clinical ruthlessness to secure Leeds United a 1-0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion and extend their unbeaten Premier League run to eight matches. The striker's 14th league goal of the season arrived in the 96th minute, poetic justice for the barrage of late goals conceded this season, leaving Leeds just three points shy from the top half of the table.

The atmosphere at Elland Road carried that unmistakably end-of-season feeling, with bright sunshine flooding the pitch and even the occasional beach ball bobbing through the stands as supporters embraced the relaxed affair. With Leeds' top-flight status long secured and Brighton's European ambitions appearing to hinge on other results elsewhere, the contest lacked the tension such a meeting might have generated earlier in the campaign. Yet as the clock ticked past the 90-minute mark, the match suddenly transformed from a leisurely exhibition into a frantic scramble for points.

The sequence that decided everything began innocuously in the 95th minute. Sam Byram, making his final appearance at Elland Road in a Leeds shirt, delivered what appeared to be a routine pass down the flank. Brighton defender Jan Paul van Hecke gathered the ball calmly, turned inside, and attempted a pass back toward goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen. The execution, however, proved fatally under hit. Calvert-Lewin detected the opportunity instantly, darting forward to beat the advancing Verbruggen to the ball, rounding the goalkeeper with composure before slotting into the empty net from the edge of the area.

The goal represented far more than mere consolation for Leeds, for whom this result extends their longest unbeaten Premier League run since November 2001 and lifted them to second in the form guide (over the last six games), behind Manchester City. For Brighton, the implications prove considerably more painful. The Seagulls entered the match harbouring genuine hopes of securing Champions League qualification, with a sixth-placed finish potentially sufficient to earn entry into Europe's premier competition should six English clubs qualify through other mechanisms.

	Line Up		Nat	Match Events
	26	Darlow, Karl Goalkeeper			7.9
	24	Justin, James Defender			6.9
	23	Bornauw, Sebastiaan Defender			★7.9
	6	Rodon, Joe Defender			8.0
	15	Bijol, Jaka Defender			8.3
	4	Ampadu, Ethan Midfielder			8.1
	22	Tanaka, Ao Midfielder			6.2
	18	Stach, Anton Midfielder			6.8
	7	James, Daniel Midfielder			6.7
	11	Aaronson, Brenden Midfielder			5.5
	9	Calvert-Lewin, Dominic Forward			7.4
	Subs		Nat	Match Events
	1	Perri, Lucas Goalkeeper		Unused Sub
	25	Byram, Sam Defender			6.7
	65	Lienou, Jayden Defender		Unused Sub
	51	Cresswell, Alfie Midfielder		Unused Sub
	8	Longstaff, Sean Midfielder			6.4
	47	Chadwick, Rhys Midfielder		Unused Sub
	29	Gnonto, Wilfried Midfielder			6.6
	10	Piroe, Joel Forward			6.0
	14	Nmecha, Lukas Forward			6.0