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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
Preview the matchup between Leeds United and Everton FC with predictions, odds, over/under, betting lines and more.
Brighton will be the visitor on Sunday for the start of a new era for Everton, which — on the field — began the season in miserable fashion with a 1-0 loss at Leeds on Monday.
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.
However, thanks to the Red Devils' wasteful finishing and customary heroics from David Raya, Arsenal beat Man United 1-0 away from home for the sixth time in the Premier League era, and the Gunners' unbeaten run against the traditional 'Big Six' in the top flight now stands at a staggering 22 matches.
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 ...
Pundits divided by Leeds vs Everton penalty ‘scandal’ as Tarkowski guilt ‘written all over his face’
Referee Chris Kavanagh pointed to the spot when James Tarkowski blocked Anton Stach’s strike with his arm. Lukas Nmecha converted to hand Leeds victory, with Everton furious as VAR upheld the call. “I’m really disappointed and unless you cut the boys hand off, I don’t know where he goes,” David Moyes said.
Andy: A work in progress. A really good performance, perhaps deserving a slice of luck with the goal. Looked solid against a rather blunt Everton attack. Definitely needs a little more magic up front. But these are matches to take points from, Leeds must be on the right side of results in matches like this if they are to stay in the division.