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Sports News of Saturday, 5 October 2024

    

Source: BBC

Meslier mistake gifts Sunderland last-gasp Leeds draw

Chris Rigg had opened the scoring with his second goal of the season Chris Rigg had opened the scoring with his second goal of the season

An unexpected mistake by Leeds United goalkeeper Illan Meslier resulted in a dramatic late equalizer for Championship leaders Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.

In the sixth minute of injury time, Meslier failed to secure a seemingly harmless shot from substitute Alan Browne, allowing it to trickle into the net.

This blunder denied Leeds a win, as they had been poised to equal Sunderland's points at the top, having taken the lead with goals from Joel Piroe and Junior Firpo after initially trailing.

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