Post Match report for the Leeds game - Sunday, 17th May 2026
PREMIER LEAGUE 25/26: Leeds V Brighton - 17/5/26 P37
* * * * * AWFUL * * * * *
RESULT: 1-0 . . (h-t 0-0)
VENUE: Elland Road, Leeds - nineteenth away match of 37 fixtures to date . Sun 3:00pm.
BEFORE KICKOFF: this was our last trip on the long roads of England from a ten month campaign.
We had visited many times previously and enjoyed fair entertainment on several occasions.
WEATHER: v nice . GATE: 36,880 . KIT: yellow . ATMOSPHERE: just like watching Brighton once before.
FABIAN HURZELER prepared to meet fellow central European Daniel Farke and congratulate him for a successful season.
FH elected to go with what he knew compared to taking possible risks via line-up changes.
SQUAD: 3 Julio 38 McGill (gk)
INJURED: 22 Mitoma 27 Wieffer . REHAB: 4 Webster 9 Tzimas 28 Ferguson
OOL: 8 Gruda 14 Watson 16 Cashin 32 Sarmiento 39 Rushworth (gk) 40 Buonanotte 42 Coppola
STARTING SHAPE: 4-2-3-1
TEAM . . . . . . . . . 1 Verbruggen
. 34 Veltman 6 van Hecke 5 Dunk 29 de Cuyper
. . 24 Kadioglu 17 Baleba 30 Gross 11 Minteh
. . . . . 13 Hinshelwood . . . 18 Welbeck
SUBS: 10 Rutter (65), 25 Gomez (65), 19 Kostoulas (82), 26 Ayari (82), 7 March (93)
BENCH: 23 Steele 20 Milner 21 Boscagli 33 ORiley
GOAL: 1-0 - 96 . a poor back-pass by van Hecke is missed by Verbruggen and hosts striker makes hay in sunshine.
YELLOWS: none
CHANGES: 65 Rutter & Gomez for Welbeck & Veltman
82 Kostoulas & Ayari for Hinshelwood & Baleba . 93 March for Minteh
FIRST HALF: majority of momentum was with visitors in a placid forty-five minutes.
SECOND HALF: travellers continue with sustained pressure on hosts.
Seagulls ease past the hour mark before impact subs are inserted late in the afternoon.
Locals net in stoppage time with their first shot on target.
IN THE END: arrogance and complacency contributed to losing against inferior opponents.
The fail to score stat stands out above yet another lack of a clean sheet.
NUMBERS: poss 34%-66%, on target 1-8, off target 6-11, corners 7-8,
fouls 9=7, yellows 1-0, subs 5-5, shape 352-4231 . . . . . gd9 pt53 po7
FS
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