Premier League, Leeds United pip Tottenham Hotspur 1-0: Stats
What's the story
Leeds United secured a much-needed victory against Tottenham Hotspur with a score of 1-0 at Elland Road. The win ended Leeds's five-game winless streak in the Premier League and brought an end to Spurs's three-game winning run. Substitute Noah Okafor scored the only goal of the match, just seconds after coming on. Here's more.
Match highlights
VAR controversy and 1st-half red-card escape
The match was marred by a controversial VAR decision, with Leeds defender Jayden Bogle escaping a first-half red card for a dangerous tackle on Mathys Tel.
The incident left Spurs fuming over the Bogle decision.
Despite the controversy, Leeds took full advantage of the situation and made tactical adjustments to dominate the game.
Winning moment
Okafor's late strike secures vital win for Leeds
Leeds's persistence paid off in the 79th minute when Okafor scored, just 97 seconds after coming on. He linked up with fellow substitute Harry Wilson to find the back of the net.
Despite a late attempt from Spurs's Jan Paul van Hecke, Leeds held on to their lead and secured a crucial win that lifted them above Spurs into eighth place in the Premier League standings.
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A look at the points table
After 10 matches, Leeds are 8th with three wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats. Leeds own 14 points. On the other hand, Roberton De Zerbi's Spurs are 11th and own 12 points from 10 matches (W3 D3 L4).
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An unwanted record for Spurs
As per Opta, Tottenham have failed to win any of their last 39 games in the Premier League in which they've conceded the opening goal (D9 L30). It's their longest ever run in the competition.
Okafor
Okafor's game by numbers vs Tottenham
Okafor had a stunning cameo for Leeds. As per Squawka, he played 13 minutes and had 11 touches.
He clocked 3/3 successful passes and had 3 touches in the opposition box.
He made 2/2 successful take-ons and won 2 duels.
He had 1/1 shots on target and also managed 1 pass into the final third.
Meanwhile, Okafor now owns 10 Premier League goals from 37 appearances, including 2 this season from 9 matches.
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A look at the match stats
Leeds had 4 shots on target from 16 attempts. Spurs managed 4 shots on target from 7 attempts. In terms of touches in the opposition box, Leeds edged past their opponents (21-18). Spurs completed 420 passes and had 60.9% ball possession.