Fulham beat Leeds 1-0 as Gudmundsson own goal seals win

Fulham secured their first Premier League victory of the season with a 1-0 win over Leeds United at Craven Cottage on Saturday after Fulham defender Gabriel Gudmundsson inadvertently headed a corner into his own net in the fourth minute of stoppage time. The dramatic late turn decided a tight contest and left Leeds ruing missed opportunities and mounting concerns about their attacking form.

The game finished with the lone decisive intervention coming from a Fulham corner that cannoned off Gudmundsson and past his own goalkeeper in stoppage time. Accounts differ on the exact taker of the corner, with some reports naming Ryan Sessegnon and others Sasa Lukic. Fulham manager Marco Silva described the result as fortunate, saying his side had to work hard and were a bit lucky to leave with three points. Silva added that his team had been too slow in the first half but grew more dynamic in the second, and that keeping a clean sheet had been important.

Leeds created several promising moments but failed to convert. Dominic Calvert-Lewin, making his first start since joining from Everton, nodded a header straight at Fulham keeper Bernd Leno and was later substituted for Lukas Nmecha. Sean...