Noah Okafor scored his second league goal of the season for Leeds United on Saturday, according to srf.ch, though his side fell 2-1 to Tottenham Hotspur.
The 26-year-old forward waited nearly 77 minutes before entering the match as a substitute, immediately converting a chance in the penalty area to secure what was only the club’s second league victory in the campaign, srf.ch reported.
(Watson.ch noted the final scoreline as 2-1 for Tottenham, detailing that Okafor had scored earlier in the 34th minute off a rebound before Mohammed Kudus sealed the win for the London side in the 57th minute).
Teammate and Swiss international defender Nico Elvedi played the full 90 minutes for Leeds, according to srf.ch.
Noah Okafor has his first home goal for Leeds since joining from AC Milan 😍 And it's a 𝐁𝐈𝐆 one to equalise against Spurs 👊 pic.twitter.com/b1JnwmWNT5
Watson.ch reported that Tel opened the scoring for Tottenham before Okafor leveled before halftime. Kudus ultimately restored Tottenham’s lead just before the hour mark to hand the visitors all three points.
At the summit of the table, Arsenal capitalized on mistakes made by their title rivals. srf.ch reported that Manchester City suffered a 1-3 defeat away to Nottingham Forest, marking their third league loss.
Arsenal extended their advantage to six points over the chasing pack after defeating Hull City 1:0 thanks to a goal from Martin Ödegaard, according to srf.ch. Watson.ch added that Arsenal also secured a 2-0 victory over West Ham United earlier in the period, with Declan Rice scoring before the break and Bukayo Saka converting a penalty in the 67th minute.
In the Premier League title race, Liverpool suffered a 2-1 defeat against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge after Estevao scored the winning goal in the 95th minute, watson.ch reported.
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