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EVERTONAn absolute dream start for Leeds and Daniel Farke, with a late penalty from Lukas Nmecha sealing the win. Everton will be aggrieved with the
Jack Grealish has been unable to inspire Everton after going on as a second-half substitute for his debut in a 1-0 loss to promoted Leeds in the Premier League.
A cross from Dan James was met by Piroe but O’Brien scrambled it away. The first quarter of the match had passed with Everton not getting a touch in the Leeds box. That finally changes in the 29th minute when Alcaraz broke into the box but the Leeds keeper was there to snuff out the chance.
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Everton have been given a fresh assessment on Leeds United controversially being awarded a penalty during their Premier League clash on Monday evening. The Toffees suffered a 1-0 defeat at Elland Road after Lukas Nmecha converted from twelve yards in the 84th minute for Leeds.
Leeds is 52-34-36 against Everton, with the Toffeemen winning the last EPL matchup in February 2023. Time: 3 p.m. ET
Leeds were promoted as Championship winners last season, while Everton finished 13th in the Premier League. Each club added eight new faces to their respective roster since last season as Leeds looks to maintain status in England’s top flight and Everton looks to at a minimum to crack the Top 10.
Everton went 8-7-4 (W-D-L) with a plus-8 goal difference in 19 matches under Moyes, and their statistical profile painted the Toffees as one of the best teams in the Premier League during that span. They’ll try to carry that momentum in a tricky road match with Leeds United at Elland Road on Monday night.
Putting everything on the penalty would be glossing over a poor performance from Everton as we didn’t deserve to win and probably didn’t deserve to get anything out of the game. The only team trying to win that game was Leeds and they got lucky with ...