Match ends, Leeds United 1, Fulham 1.
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Leeds United were held by Fulham at Elland Road and have won just one in 10 Championship games despite Lewis Cook's wonderful equaliser.
Ex-Leeds trainee Tom Cairney gave Fulham the lead with an excellent volley on the edge of the box.
Cook, 19, levelled with a sublime 35-yard shot which gave goalkeeper Andy Lonergan no chance.
Fulham finished with 10 men after defender Fernando Amorebieta was sent off for a second bookable offence.
The result leaves Leeds 17th in the table, 12 points above the relegation zone with 14 games remaining.
Fulham, who have 13 games left, are one place below with a 10-point safety cushion.
The home side survived an early scare as Luke Garbutt's deflected strike flashed just wide before Sol Bamba headed former Leeds captain Ross McCormack's mis-hit volley against his own crossbar.
Fulham took the lead when Cairney took the ball down on the edge of the box and volleyed past motionless Leeds keeper Marco Silvestri - his fourth goal in as many games.
Garbutt stung the palms of Silvestri before the hosts levelled thanks to a moment of inspiration by Cook from distance.
Amorebieta was sent off for stopping a Leeds break with a handball deep into stoppage time.
Leeds United boss Steve Evans:
"If [Lewis Cook's] goal was scored in the Premier League then it would get shown for the next five years. I don't think I have seen a better goal scored. I've just seen a stunning goal from a stunning young player.
"We were unfortunate not to win but we need to improve in terms of scoring goals."
Fulham boss Slavisa Jokanovic:
"It's good news for us because we showed a different face and a different performance as what we showed last Tuesday night against Blackburn.
"We created many [chances], they scored a fantastic goal too. In the end, in my opinion, I believe we played better football than Leeds and we were closer to win the three points.
"At the end, Leeds was fighting very well and put us under some kind of pressure. They are fighting and deserve this point too."
Line-ups
Leeds
- 1Silvestri
- 31Coyle
- 3BambaBooked at 68mins
- 6Cooper
- 21Taylor
- 16Diagouraga
- 24AdeyemiSubstituted forBotakaat 87'minutes
- 11Doukara
- 23L CookBooked at 90mins
- 10MowattSubstituted forDallasat 78'minutes
- 7AntenucciSubstituted forErwinat 69'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Wootton
- 8Murphy
- 15Dallas
- 19Erwin
- 20Botaka
- 28Berardi
- 45Peacock-Farrell
Fulham
- 24Lonergan
- 7FredericksBooked at 84minsSubstituted forRichardsat 84'minutes
- 15Madl
- 33Burn
- 45AmorebietaBooked at 90mins
- 3GarbuttSubstituted forKacaniklicat 53'minutes
- 22Baird
- 23O'HaraSubstituted forTunnicliffeat 53'minutes
- 10Cairney
- 44McCormack
- 25Dembele
Substitutes
- 2Richards
- 5Stearman
- 9Smith
- 11Kacaniklic
- 12Lewis
- 19Tunnicliffe
- 28Hyndman
- Referee:
- Kevin Wright
- Attendance:
- 17,103
Match Stats
Home TeamLeedsAway TeamFulham
- Possession
- Home52%
- Away48%
- Shots
- Home13
- Away9
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away6
- Corners
- Home5
- Away6
- Fouls
- Home8
- Away15
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Leeds United 1, Fulham 1.
Dismissal
Second yellow card to Fernando Amorebieta (Fulham) for hand ball.
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Hand ball by Fernando Amorebieta (Fulham).
Booking
Lewis Cook (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Fernando Amorebieta (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Lewis Cook (Leeds United).
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Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Dan Burn.
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Attempt blocked. Charlie Taylor (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Foul by Tom Cairney (Fulham).
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Lewie Coyle (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Moussa Dembele (Fulham).
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Liam Cooper (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Leeds United. Jordan Botaka replaces Tom Adeyemi.
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Attempt missed. Souleymane Doukara (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Charlie Taylor with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Dan Burn.
Substitution
Substitution, Fulham. Jazz Richards replaces Ryan Fredericks.
Booking
Ryan Fredericks (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Ryan Fredericks (Fulham).
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Charlie Taylor (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
