LEEDS, ENGLAND (REUTERS) – A stoppage-time penalty from Brazilian winger Raphinha earned Leeds United a 1-0 residence win over Crystal Palace within the Premier League on Tuesday (Nov 30), as they moved 5 factors away from the relegation zone.
The outcome left Palace twelfth within the standings on 16 factors from 14 video games whereas Leeds moved two locations as much as fifteenth on 15 factors after they floor out their third league win of the season.
Raphinha stroked his penalty previous visiting goalkeeper Vicente Guaita, with the spot-kick given following a VAR verify after centre again Marc Guehi dealt with a nook.
After a boring first half devoid of any possibilities, Leeds’Rodrigo dragged a Daniel James cross from the left effectively broad of the close to put up within the 53rd, as he failed to show and get a shot heading in the right direction.
Christian Benteke then missed a pair of sitters for Palace, heading broad on the far put up earlier than residence keeper Illan Meslier scrambled to smother the striker’s feeble close-range shot on the road.
These misses proved pricey for the guests after the ball hit Guehi’s outstretched arm deep into stoppage time, with Raphinha making no mistake with the penalty to please the house followers at Elland Highway.
