Last update on.From section Premier League
Raphinha scored six goals last season for Leeds, including two against Everton.
Raphinha saved Leeds with a brilliant curling finish that secured a point against Everton. This was Leeds' first home Premier League match with a full stadium since 17 years.
The Brazilian, who won home and away against Toffees last year, scored with 18 minutes left in a thrilling, fierce and brilliant match that was played to almost constant noise from the stands.
Leeds was behind twice. Everton took a lead in the first half with Dominic Calvert Lewin scoring a penalty via VAR. The penalty was followed by a poor finish from Demarai Gray's turn early in the second.
Mateusz Klich restored parity with a dinked end, while Raphinha secured a point each with his brilliant strike.
Leeds was the stronger side for most of the contest. They were cheered on by 36,293 supporters at every opportunity, making the most out of being together in the ground after 532 days.
However, Everton posed a threat all through the game and could have made it 3-1 if Illan Meslier hadn't made a great save to deny Calvert Lewin a second goal from close range.
This means that the home team has scored a point for the first time this season, and the Toffees are now unbeaten in two games since Rafael Benitez took over as manager.
A game that is fit for a full house
Are all football matches possible to be as similar?
It was everything you could want - great goals and fierce tackles, battles inside a battles, twists & turns all played out in front of a loud crowd, who were eager to see them return to the stadium.
It was loud prior to kick-off, and it stayed that way through the match. Each Leeds goal was met with an ear-splitting joy.
Fans of the Whites were definitely put through the ringer upon their return.
The referee Darren England decided to check his pitchside monitor after the match and found that Liam Cooper had in fact held Calvert-Lewin in his box.
After Klich's equaliser gave them renewed optimism, Gray's finish dealt them a further hammer blow - an impressive bit of skill that summarised the winger’s impressive performance.
There were some tense moments at 2-1. Everton threatened to pull away like Manchester United did the previous weekend. But Leeds rallied and earned their point from Raphinha’s moment of magic.
Patrick Bamford - who was involved in a running fight with defender Yerry mina - had a chance to win the game for Leeds but he failed to convert. This relief came much to the relief of the Elland Road roof.
Everton will regret not having held on for a second consecutive win but will be happy with a display that showed what Benitez wants with the team.
They'll have problems with their speed and dynamism of attack - Calvert Lewin is the focal point from which a host lively forwards dart and dash in intent.
Raphinha Raphinha was the player of the match with an average score of 7.49 Leeds United Leeds United
Everton Everton Everton Leeds United avg Squad Number 10 Player Raphinha Average Rating 7.49 Squad Number 23 Player player name Phillips Average Rating 6.87 Squad Number 46 Player player name Struijk Average ranking 6.37 Squad No. 11 Player rating Player's rating Player's rating 6.41 Squad no. 16 Player rating Player Name Roberts Average ratings 6.37 Squad numbers 9 Player named Calvert-Lewin Player rating Player number Shackleton Player rating Player number Struijk Average rating rating 6.39 Squad # 11 Player number 27 Player number 4.99 Squad 8 Player number 28 Player number 15 Squad of 7 Player number 13 Player number 5 Squadro rating 4.86 Player Delph Squadrph rating: 8.86 Squad for 8 Player Delph
Line-ups
Match Stats
Live Text Line-ups Leeds Formation
2 Ayling
21 Struijk
6 Cooper Booked in 28 Minutes
23 Phillips
3 Firpo Substituted at 60' for Shackleton
43 Klich substituted for Roberts at 60 minutes
15 Dallas
10 Raphinha
22 Harrison
9 Bamford Booked in 37 Minutes Substitutes for 4 Forshaw
11 Roberts
13 Klaesson
17 Hlder Costa
19 Rodrigo
35 Cresswell
37 Drameh
38 Summerville
46 Shackleton Everton Formation 4-4-1-1 1 Pickford 23 Coleman 13 Mina 5 Keane 12 Digne 17 Iwobi 16 Doucour 6 Allan 11 Gray 7 Richarlison 9 Calvert-Lewin 1 Pickford
23 Coleman booked at 77 minutes
13 Mina Booked in 37mins
5 Keane
12 Digne Booked in 68mins
17 Iwobi substituted Townsend at 75'minutes
16 Doucour booked at 82mins
6 Allan
Delph Substituted in 11 Gray at 83' Minutes
7 Richarlison
Substitute for Kean at 90'minutes Substitutes for 2 Kenny
4 Holgate
8 Delph
14 Townsend
15 Begovic
25 Gbamin
26 Davies
27 Kean
32 Branthwaite Referee : Darren England Match Stats, Live Text Post Update Match ends, Leeds United 2, Everton 2 Full Time Second half ends, Leeds United 2, Everton Update: Attempt blocked. Patrick Bamford (Leeds United), left footed shot blocked from very close range. Jack Harrison assisted. Post update Attempt missed. Jack Harrison (Leeds United), right footed shot outside the box that is almost right, but misses to right. Post update: Attempt saved. The bottom right corner of the box has been saved by Michael Keane (Everton), who took a header from the middle. With a cross, Lucas Digne assisted. Everton, Post-update Corner Conceded to Liam Cooper. Update: Attempt blocked. Abdoulaye Doucour, Everton, left footed shot taken from outside the box is stopped Everton Substitution Substitution Moise Kean takes over Dominic Calvert-Lewin. Saved post update Andros Townsend's left-footed shot from outside of the box by Andros Townsend (Everton), is saved in the lower right corner. Richarlison assisted. Post update Hand ball by Lucas Digne, Everton Post update Attempt missed. Samus Coleman (Everton), left footed shot outside the box misses to left. Dominic Calvert-Lewin assisted. Update: Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Leeds United), left footed shot outside the box is blocked. Luke Ayling assisted with a head pass. Post update Corner, Leeds United. Conceded to by Yerrymina. Post-update: Attempt blocked. Patrick Bamford (Leeds United), left footed shot from left side box is blocked Kalvin Phillips assisted. Substitution Substitution, Everton. Fabian Delph takes over for Demarai Gray. Post update Attempt missed. Pascal Struijk (Leeds United), header from the middle of the box misses to left. Stuart Dallas assisted following a set-piece situation. Booking Abdoulaye Doucour, (Everton), is given the yellow card. Raphinha (Leeds United), wins a free kick after the update. Post update Foul by Abdoulaye Doucour (Everton). Post update Corner, Leeds United. Michael Keane. Page 1 of 6 Rewind Previous Navigate to Next Page Next Navigate To The Last Page Forward
