Leeds edge ´basketball game´ at Swansea as Gnonto nets injury-time winner

Wilfried Gnonto’s stoppage-time strike fired Leeds United to the Championship summit as they beat Swansea City 4-3 in a contest defender Joe Rodon compared to a basketball game.

Daniel Farke’s team were twice forced to come from behind in South Wales as a Manor Solomon strike and a Ben Cabango own goal saw them respond to first-half efforts from Harry Darling and Liam Cullen.

Solomon’s second put Leeds 3-2 up with 73 minutes gone, but Florian Bianchini’s 90th-minute leveller looked set to keep them third in the table, behind Sunderland and Sheffield United.

However, substitute Gnonto tucked home following an assist from former Swansea winger Dan James, sending the travelling fans into raptures and securing Leeds’ second straight victory.

Speaking to Sky Sports after the game, Rodon – who began his career with Swansea – said: “It was like a basketball game! Credit to the boys.

“Every game we want to keep a clean sheet, but you know how it is in the Championship, and Swansea made it difficult for us.”

Gnonto now has eight goal involvements in the Championship this season, scoring three and assisting five.

Only Norwich City’s Borja Sainz (11 goals, two assists), Middlesbrough’s Finn Azaz (five goals and seven assists) and West Brom’s Josh Maja (10 goals, one assist) have more.

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