Leeds United 2-1 Wolves: Jesse Marsch and Bruno Lage clash after Whites win
Rayan Ait-Nouri's second-half own goal secured Leeds a 2-1 win at home to Wolves in their Premier League opener of the season at Elland Road.
Ait-Nouri deflected a low cross from Patrick Bamford into his own net to complete Leeds' fight back after Rodrigo canceled out Daniel Podence's early effort before half-time.
It was bad luck for Wolves, who had been the better team for most of the second half before Ait-Nouri slotted the ball past goalkeeper Jose Sa.
>As the French left-back tried to clear the ball away from Bamford in the face of goal, he came under fierce pressure from Leeds summer signing Brenden Aaronson, who was first credited with the winner in the his impressive debut.
Podence had already fired a quick shot for Wolves when he gave them a sixth-minute lead.
Leeds right-back Rasmus Kristensen, one of four summer signings making his debut for the Yorkshire club, finished second in a chase for a long ball over the top with Pedro Neto and Wolves in ruthlessly took advantage.
Neto's cross at the far post was met by Hwang Hee-Chan's cushioned header and Podence's volley extended onto the turf and under the crossbar.
Home fans in a sold-out crowd at Elland Road demanded an answer and USA midfielder Aaronson came close to equalizing on his first Premier League appearance when his neat turn and shot was deflected in corner.
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Hwang served as a warning of his forward threat with a neat shot over Diego Llorente, but he fired a straight shot at Leeds goalkeeper Illan Meslier with the goal in full view and shortly after , Leeds equalized.
Wolves defender Ait-Nouri was caught dithering in his penalty area and when the ball passed to Rodrigo on the right edge of the penalty area, the Spanish striker fired a shot in low angle shot in the post near goalkeeper Sa.
Meslier kept Leeds level in first-half stoppage time when he prevented Leander Dendoncker's close-range effort after another deft assist from Hwang.
Wolves took control early in the second half and Meslier again came to Leeds' rescue by tipping Dendoncker's header from a corner over the crossbar.
Leeds struggled to retain possession and, as Wolves tried to regain the lead, Kristensen's superb finishing tackle deprived Ait-Nouri of a clear run on goal.
Whites boss Jesse Marsch sent in Mateusz Klich and later Sam Greenwood for Rodrigo and debutant Marc Roca respectively and the changes brought his team to life.
They chained their first fluid attack since the break and took a 74th-minute lead when Ait-Nouri turned Bamford's precise low cross from five yards into his own net to make it 2-1.
Bamford, skipper of the day in the absence of injured defender Liam Cooper, then saw his header from Jack Harrison's cross brilliantly saved by Sa as Leeds raced forward.
Aaronson and Bamford gave way to substitutes Crysencio Summerville and Joe Gelhardt in the closing stages and Leeds held on to clinch all three points in the first game of the season.
Rayan Ait-Nouri's second-half own goal secured Leeds a 2-1 win at home to Wolves in their Premier League opener of the season at Elland Road.
Ait-Nouri deflected a low cross from Patrick Bamford into his own net to complete Leeds' fight back after Rodrigo canceled out Daniel Podence's early effort before half-time.
It was bad luck for Wolves, who had been the better team for most of the second half before Ait-Nouri slotted the ball past goalkeeper Jose Sa.
>As the French left-back tried to clear the ball away from Bamford in the face of goal, he came under fierce pressure from Leeds summer signing Brenden Aaronson, who was first credited with the winner in the his impressive debut.
Podence had already fired a quick shot for Wolves when he gave them a sixth-minute lead.
Leeds right-back Rasmus Kristensen, one of four summer signings making his debut for the Yorkshire club, finished second in a chase for a long ball over the top with Pedro Neto and Wolves in ruthlessly took advantage.
Neto's cross at the far post was met by Hwang Hee-Chan's cushioned header and Podence's volley extended onto the turf and under the crossbar.
Home fans in a sold-out crowd at Elland Road demanded an answer and USA midfielder Aaronson came close to equalizing on his first Premier League appearance when his neat turn and shot was deflected in corner.
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Hwang served as a warning of his forward threat with a neat shot over Diego Llorente, but he fired a straight shot at Leeds goalkeeper Illan Meslier with the goal in full view and shortly after , Leeds equalized.
Wolves defender Ait-Nouri was caught dithering in his penalty area and when the ball passed to Rodrigo on the right edge of the penalty area, the Spanish striker fired a shot in low angle shot in the post near goalkeeper Sa.
Meslier kept Leeds level in first-half stoppage time when he prevented Leander Dendoncker's close-range effort after another deft assist from Hwang.
Wolves took control early in the second half and Meslier again came to Leeds' rescue by tipping Dendoncker's header from a corner over the crossbar.
Leeds struggled to retain possession and, as Wolves tried to regain the lead, Kristensen's superb finishing tackle deprived Ait-Nouri of a clear run on goal.
Whites boss Jesse Marsch sent in Mateusz Klich and later Sam Greenwood for Rodrigo and debutant Marc Roca respectively and the changes brought his team to life.
They chained their first fluid attack since the break and took a 74th-minute lead when Ait-Nouri turned Bamford's precise low cross from five yards into his own net to make it 2-1.
Bamford, skipper of the day in the absence of injured defender Liam Cooper, then saw his header from Jack Harrison's cross brilliantly saved by Sa as Leeds raced forward.
Aaronson and Bamford gave way to substitutes Crysencio Summerville and Joe Gelhardt in the closing stages and Leeds held on to clinch all three points in the first game of the season.
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