Leeds 0-1 Brighton: Hosts suffer third straight defeat in all competitions after Neal Maupay nets seventh goal of the season for Graham Potter's side in surprise win

Daily Mail | January 16, 2021

Brighton claimed their first victory in 10 Premier League outings thanks to Neal Maupay's first-half strike at Leeds.

The Frenchman lost Luke Ayling at the back post to tap home a low ball across the box from Alexis Mac Allister.

The hosts struggled to create chances while the visitors hit the bar and could have doubled their lead through Leandro Trossard, but they held on to inflict a third straight defeat on Marcelo Bielsa's side in all competitions.

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Brighton claimed their first Premier League win in 10 outings with a 1-0 win at Leeds

Neal Maupay gave Brighton the lead with a tap-in at the far post from Alexis Mac Allister's ball

Leeds could have gone two goals behind when Leandro Trossard's effort smashed against the bar following Luke Ayling's deflection

Patrick Bamford was among a number of Leeds players frustrated as the hosts failed to click

Luke Ayling was put into the book by Kevin Friend after a poor challenge on Trossard

Leeds went close at the start of the second half when Jack Harrison curled just wide

Tyler Roberts was introduced after the hour and had a shot saved by Robert Sanchez

Bamford hardly threatened but missed a glorious chance when missing a header from a cross

Graham Potter saw his men hold out following late Leeds pressure to secure them the points

It ended Brighton's biggest winless run since they returned to the Premier League in 2017

MATCH FACTS

Leeds (4-1-4-1): Casilla; Dallas, Ayling, Cooper, Alioski (Hernandez 67); Struijk; Harrison, Rodrigo (Roberts 62), Klich, Raphinha (Poveda 75); Bamford

Subs not used: Llorente, Helder Costa, Davis, Caprile, Shackleton, Jenkins

Booked: Ayling

Goals: None

Brighton (3-4-2-1): Sanchez; Webster, Dunk, Burn; Veltman, White, Gross, March; Mac Allister (Bissouma 62), Trossard (Tau 73); Maupay (Propper 81)

Subs not used: Alzate, Zeqiri, Walton, Sanders, Khadra, Jenks

Booked: Webster

Goal: Maupay 17

Referee: Kevin Friend