Luke Ayling scored an injury-time winner as Leeds came back from two goals down to beat 10-man Wolves in a pulsating encounter at Molineux and move seven points clear of the relegation zone.
A bizarre, bruising and breathless Premier League contest was turned on its head by Raul Jimenez’s red card eight minutes into the second half.
At that point, Wolves were cruising, ahead in the game thanks to Jonny’s first goal since July 2020 and a superb effort from Francisco Trincao in the 11th minute of first-half stoppage time – and facing a side forced into three injury-related first- half substitutions.
But when Jimenez, who had already been booked, collided with Illan Meslier chasing a 50-50 ball, referee Kevin Friend decided the Mexican was at fault and produced a second yellow card.
The Leeds keeper could not continue and became the fourth visiting player to be replaced because of injury, joining the only recently returned Patrick Bamford on the bench.
Amid the chaos, Wolves completely lost their way. Jack Harrison turned home the loose ball after Ayling had first struck a post to make it 2-1, then had the rebound cleared off the line.
And three minutes later, after a Dan James effort had come back off the woodwork, Rodrigo’s shot flew in as Conor Coady tried to clear off the line.
Then, just as eight minutes of injury time was being signaled, Ayling reacted quickest as the ball bounced on the edge of the six-yard box and smashed it home before being mobbed by ecstatic team-mates.
The incident-packed game also included a protestor attempting to tie themselves to the Wolves goal when the ball was at the other end of the pitch in the second half.
Unlike at Everton on Thursday, this time the stewards reacted quickly enough and dragged the culprit away.
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Wolverhampton Wanderers
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squad number1player nameJose Sa
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squad numberfifteenplayer namebolly
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squad number16player nameCoady
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squad number27player nameSaiss
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squad number19player nameJohnny
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squad number8player nameRuben Neves
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squad number28player nameJoao Moutinho
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squad number3player nameAït-Nouri
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squad number32player nameDendoncker
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squad number10player nameDaniel Podence
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squad number9player nameJimenez
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squad numberelevenplayer nameTrincao
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squad number17player nameFabio Silva
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squad numbertwentyplayer nameChiquinho
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squad number26player nameHwang Hee-Chan
Leeds United
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squad number1player nameMeslier
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squad numbertwoplayer nameAyling
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squad number14player nameLlorente
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squad numbertwenty-oneplayer nameStruijk
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squad numberfifteenplayer nameDallas
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squad number43player nameKlich
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squad number4player nameForshaw
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squad numbertwentyplayer nameJames
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squad number19player nameRodrigo
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squad number22player nameharrison
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squad number9player namebamford
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squad number5player nameKoch
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squad number13player nameKlaesson
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squad number35player nameCresswell
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squad number42player nameGreenwood
Line-ups
wolves
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1Malheiro de Sa
- fifteenbollyBooked at 6mins
- 16Coady
- 27Saiss
- 19Castro OttoSubstituted forFabio Silvaat 90+3′minutes
- 8SnowsSubstituted forMachado Trincaoat 25′minutes
- 28Joao Moutinho
- 3Aït-Nouri
- 32DendonckerSubstituted forThomas Oliveiraat 90+3′minutes
- 10PowerSubstituted forHwang Hee-Chanat 78′minutes
- 9JimenezBooked at 53mins
substitutes
- 5Marcal
- elevenMachado Trincao
- 17Fabio Silva
- twentyThomas Oliveira
- twenty-oneRudy
- 23Kilman
- 24gums
- 26Hwang Hee-Chan
- 39cuddle
leeds
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1MeslierSubstituted forKlaessonat 55′minutes
- twoAyling
- 14LlorenteSubstituted forKochat 40′minutes
- twenty-oneStruijkBooked at 45mins
- fifteenDallas
- 43KlichSubstituted forCresswellat 45+9′minutesBooked at 74mins
- 4ForshawBooked at 90mins
- twentyJames
- 19RodrigoBooked at 68mins
- 22harrison
- 9bamfordSubstituted forGreenwoodat 23′minutes
substitutes
- 5Koch
- 6Cooper
- 13Klaesson
- 23Philips
- 30Gelhardt
- 35Cresswell
- 38Summerville
- 42Greenwood
- 54Kenneh
LiveText
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Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Leeds United 3.
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Second half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Leeds United 3.
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Daniel James (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
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Offside, Leeds United. Adam Forshaw tries a through ball, but Daniel James is caught offside.
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Robin Koch (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Romain Saiss (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
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Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Awarded by Kristoffer Klaesson.
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Attempt saved. Trincão (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top center of the goal. Assisted by Fabio Silva.
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Attempt saved. Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
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Adam Forshaw (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by Adam Forshaw (Leeds United).
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Chiquinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Fabio Silva replaces Jonny.
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Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Chiquinho replaces Leander Dendoncker.
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Nohan Kenneh (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card.
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Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Leeds United 3. Luke Ayling (Leeds United) right footed shot from the center of the box to the high center of the goal following a set piece situation.
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Daniel James (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Romain Saiss (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
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Attempt missed. Charlie Cresswell (Leeds United) header from the center of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jack Harrison with a cross following a corner.
Reference-www.bbc.co.uk