Leeds United vs AFC Bournemouth LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Leeds United bounced back from two goals down to edge Bournemouth 4-3 in an exhilarating, end-to-end encounter at Elland Road in the Premier League on Saturday.
Despite finding themselves 3-1 down early in the second half, Jesse Marsch’s Leeds mounted an epic comeback with the vociferous home support behind them to take all three points and move up to 12th in the standings.
Leeds started the game on the attack and were awarded a penalty in the third minute when Crysencio Summerville was fouled in the box and a composed Rodrigo stepped up to send goalkeeper Mark Travers the wrong way and open the scoring.
As Elland Road celebrated the early goal to create an intimidating atmosphere, Bournemouth remained unperturbed and equalised through Marcus Tavernier before Philip Billing directed a first-time strike into the roof of the net to put them ahead.
Bournemouth scored their third goal two minutes into the second half when Tavernier turned provider again on a counter-attack that began from a Leeds corner and was finished in style by Dominic Solanke.
Leeds refused to give in and struck twice in eight minutes to level the score, with 20-year-old Sam Greenwood first curling an effort past the keeper from outside the box before his delivery from a corner was headed home by Liam Cooper.
In the 84th minute, Leeds stormed forward on yet another counter-attack where Summerville burst into the box and latched on to a through ball from Wilfried Gnonto to make it 4-3.
Leeds United vs AFC Bournemouth
Leeds are still committing a lot of bodies forward and Harrison makes a good run down the left before pulling it back for Aaronson. He threads it through to Rodrigo, but he turns straight into Cook, losing the ball.
Leeds United vs AFC Bournemouth
Again, Leeds work it quickly, if not a little clumsily, down their right. Rodrigo drops deep again before fizzing a throughball forward for Harrison, but he's asking too much of him and Bournemouth are able to clear this lines.
Leeds United vs AFC Bournemouth
Rodrigo's third-minute penalty is Leeds' earliest Premier League goal at Elland Road since January 2001, when Robbie Keane scored in the second minute against Newcastle United.
Leeds United vs AFC Bournemouth
Leeds are throwing their bodies on the line as Bournemouth attempt to take the lead. Solanke and Moore both see shots blocked before Billing scuffs a volley which allows Cooper to clear his lines.
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