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Good Morning. It's Monday 29th August, and here are the latest headlines from Elland Road.
Seagulls sink below par Leeds
Leeds slipped to their first defeat of the season on Saturday, as the Seagulls soured above their visitors in the table. Recent trips down to the Amex Stadium have never been kind on the Whites; but on this occasion, the better team won. Brighton were a lot more inventive than the visitor; their threaded balls, and pace on the counter-attack were a constant worry for the Leeds defence, who had little to offer in the first 45 minutes.
A mixture of last gasp defending, and resolute goal keeping ensured it wasn't going to be a walk in the park for the hosts. Albion's biggest chance of the first half came half-way through the first half when Solly March latched onto Pascal Gross's through ball, leaving the Leeds defence playing catch up. Fortunately, on this occasion, Meslier pulled off a fine save to ensure stalemate at half-time.
Leeds were a lot brighter after the break, and created problems for the Brighton defence; their best coming on the hour mark. Arronson's wizardry in the Albion penalty area almost conjured up a goal for Sinisterra. unfortunately, he ended up colliding with the woodwork.
Five minutes later, Brighton were ahead. Trossard fed a short diagonal ball into the path of Gross in the Leeds penalty area. His first time strike beat Meslier at his far post. Leeds had opportunities to draw level, though on the balance of play, Brighton deserved their three points.
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Leeds prepare second bid for Gnonto
Leeds are preparing an improved offer for Wilfried Gnonto according to various media sources. He has been in stunning form for Zurich, which has earnt the 18yo a place in Roberto Mancini's Italy squad. Victor Orta has already seen a £4.2m offer turned down by Swiss heavyweights, but with Bamford's recent injury problems, it has been decided that their front line needs greater strength in depth.
Bournemouth and Club Brugge are also interested in the forward, but sources from Italy indicate that Gnonto has his heart set on a move to West Yorkshire. Leeds have already agreed personal terms with Gnonto, who has less than twelve months left on his contract, yet Zurich are still demanding approximately double what Leeds offered earlier this month. £8.5m seems like small change compared to some asking prices. Should Leeds just pay the asking price, or continue to haggle?
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Cooper suffers injury setback
Leeds skipper Liam Cooper is set for a further spell on the sidelines after it was revealed he picked up a calf injury during his comeback match against Barnsley last week. The Leeds skipper, who turns 31 tomorrow, was hoping to travel down to the Amex last weekend, but had to settle for a trip to see the physio instead. Although minor, Jesse Marsch was not able to indicate when the Leeds skipper will be back in action.
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