PL round up: Leeds win thriller on afternoon full of goals

PL round up: Leeds win thriller on afternoon full of goals

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Leeds came from two goals down to beat Bournemouth in a cracker. AFP

Leeds staged a stirring fightback to beat Bournemouth 4-3 on Saturday while Brighton won 2-3 at Wolves and Nottingham Forest salvaged a late draw against Brentford.

Crysencio Summerville starred for Leeds as they came back from 3-1 down at Elland Road. Summerville was Leeds' match-winner in last week's shock victory at Liverpool and he followed it up with another crucial strike that clinched successive wins for Jesse Marsch's side.

Bournemouth led 2-1 at the break after James Tavernier and Philip Billing had cancelled out Rodrigo's early penalty. Dominic Solanke put the Cherries further ahead early in the second half. But Sam Greenwood curled home Leeds' second and Liam Cooper headed them level before Summerville slammed home the winner with six minutes remaining.

Brighton beat Wolves 3-2 at Molineux just hours after the struggling hosts appointed Julen Lopetegui as their new manager. Former Real Madrid boss Lopetegui, hired to replace the sacked Bruno Lage, will take charge on November 14, when the Premier League pauses for the World Cup.

Interim boss Steve Davis remained in charge against the Seagulls and couldn't stop second bottom Wolves crashing to a fourth defeat in six games. Adam Lallana gave Brighton a 10th-minute lead when he curled in his first goal since March 2021. Goncalo Guedes levelled two minutes later from close-range and Ruben Neves put Wolves ahead with a 35th minute penalty after Lewis Dunk was ruled to have handled. It was the first time Wolves had scored twice in a Premier League game this season.

Japan winger Kaoru Mitoma equalised for Brighton when he nodded in Lallana's deep cross in the 44th minute. Wolves defender Nelson Semedo was sent off five minutes into first-half stoppage-time after hauling down Mitoma. And Mitoma set up Pascal Gross to blast into the roof of the net as Brighton stole the points in the 83rd minute.

Bottom-of-the-table Nottingham Forest drew 2-2 with Brentford at the City Ground thanks to a stoppage-time own goal from Mathias Jorgensen. Morgan Gibbs-White scored his first goal for Forest in the 20th minute, but Brentford equalised in first-half stoppage time after referee Andre Marriner awarded a penalty following a check on the pitchside monitor.

Marriner originally decided that Dean Henderson had not fouled Yoane Wissa but changed his mind and Bryan Mbeumo scored from the spot. Brentford took the lead with 16 minutes left but Gibbs-White's effort went in off Jorgensen in the final seconds.

November 5, 2022