Lukas Nmecha stepped off the bench to fire a stoppage-time winner as Leeds marked their tribute to Terry Yorath with a valuable win The striker, an 81st-minute replacement for Jayden Bogle, latched on to Ethan Ampadu’s cross in the first minute of added time to clinch victory, which keeps Leeds eight points clear of the Premier League’s relegation zone.
Leeds dominated after an even first half, but by failing to take their chances it appeared in-form Fulham would extend their unbeaten run to seven league matches.
With the Leeds great Eddie Gray, on his 78th birthday, in the stands as usual, the home side wore black armbands in honour of Yorath, who died this month aged 75, with a minute’s applause for the former Wales midfielder and manager before kick-off. Yorath’s daughter, Gabby Logan, was in attendance to see Leeds take another step towards top-flight safety.
After a high-tempo opening, clearcut chances were in short supply in the first half, with Brenden Aaronson blazing the best of them over the crossbar. The USA midfielder ballooned his 23rd-minute chance when being played through on goal by Bogle, while Noah Okafor’s well-struck effort was held by Bernd Leno.
Fulham’s best chance in the first half fell to Raúl Jiménez, who headed Harry Wilson’s early corner wide, with Sasa Lukic’s header just before the break comfortably held by Karl Darlow.
