
Leeds United 3-3 Portsmouth – BBC Sport
12 August 2024It was a miserable start at Elland Road for Pompey, who were making their return to the Championship for the first time since 2012.
Leeds dominated the opening stages and should have taken the lead when Gnonto and Ethan Ampadu both hit the post from close range within minutes of each other.
They then went ahead on 10 minutes as Struijk calmly dispatched his spot-kick into the bottom left-hand corner after Connor Ogilvie had fouled James.
The hosts’ advantage did not last for long however, as Portsmouth captain Marlon Pack sent a neat through ball to Sorensen, whose shot cannoned in off Leeds keeper Illan Meslier’s palm.
Despite Leeds controlling much of the opening half, they trailed heading into half-time as a free-kick was poorly cleared by the hosts, leading to Lang picking up possession, taking a touch and sending a rifled shot home past a diving Meslier.
Leeds atoned, however, as Gnonto picked up the ball and made a run into the Portsmouth box, slotting in low past Will Norris.
An already dramatic fixture kept on giving and a frantic stoppage time followed, with Lang easily slotting in his penalty – although replays suggested Bogle’s challenge on Saydee may have originated outside the box.
Undeterred, Leeds fought back and, in the fifth minute of added time Aaronson fired in an emphatic equaliser – then should have won it with one of the final kicks of the match but dragged his close-range shot the wrong side of the left-hand post.
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