Leeds beat Everton for perfect start to EPL return

Lukas Nmecha’s controversial late penalty gave Leeds liftoff on their return to the Premier League with a 1-0 victory over Everton at a jubilant Elland Road on Monday.

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The match appeared to be meandering towards a stalemate until James Tarkowski was harshly adjudged to have handled Anton Stach’s driven shot.

Nmecha had only been on the field for six minutes of his Leeds debut but confidently fired past Jordan Pickford in the 84th minute.

“It’s not a penalty,’ said Tarkowski. “I was pretty convinced it was going to get overturned [by VAR].

“A bizarre moment and it cost us the point in the end”

Everton handed a debut to Manchester City loanee Jack Grealish in the second half, but the Toffees were left to rue not posing anything of an attacking threat in the opening 45 minutes.