Leeds United’s horrible Amex Stadium record continued with a 3-0 defeat to Brighton on Saturday. Goals from Danny Welbeck and Diego Gomez (2) condemned the Whites to another miserable trip down south and yet another game without scoring at the home of the Seagulls.
The Whites were slow out of the blocks and conceded early once again, with Danny Welbeck finishing a sweeping Brighton move inside 11 minutes. Leeds’ best chance should have fallen to Dominic Calvert-Lewin shortly after but he wasn’t able to meet Jayden Bogle’s low cross for what would have been a tap in.
Leeds continued to struggle creating much of note going forward and fell 2-0 behind on the hour mark, with Gomez tapping in from close range after Yankuba Minteh got beyond Gabriel Gudmundsson. Gomez then grabbed his second to make it 3-0, again finding space in the box after being set up by Georginio Rutter.
YEP chief football writer Graham Smyth was down south to watch the action. Here are his Leeds United player ratings...
7. CM: Sean Longstaff
5 - Plenty of work, not so much accuracy. Lacked composure in certain moments, deliveries were hit and miss, passing wasn't as it can be. | Getty Images
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8. CM: Ao Tanaka
6 - Busy, fed Okafor some decent balls to get the winger going down the left. Added some forward impetus at times but never really created. | Getty Images
9. RW: Brenden Aaronson
4 - Lost out in duels, gave away possession a few times, wasn't a factor going forward. | Getty Images
10. LW: Noah Okafor
6 - Held a threat. Had the beating of his man on a number of occasions but the end product wasn't there. Had opportunities to deliver and cross was never quite right. | Getty Images
11. ST: Dominic Calvert-Lewin
4 - Rarely got the better of his marker. Held it up well a couple of times but looked isolated at times. Little service but did little with what came his way. | Getty Images
12. Sub: Anton Stach
6 - The game was maybe gone but he did add something going forward. Forced the keeper into a save with a nice dribble and fierce shot. Photo: ANDY BUCHANAN