Tottenham beat Leeds 2-1 at Elland Road as FA probes crowd incidents

Tottenham Hotspur ended Leeds United’s yearlong unbeaten home run at Elland Road on Saturday, beating the hosts 2-1 as the Football Association opened an investigation after objects were thrown at visiting players during the match. Mohammed Kudus scored his first goal for Tottenham just before the hour mark to secure the victory, following an early Mathys Tel strike that had been cancelled out by Noah Okafor before halftime.

Tel’s goal put Tottenham ahead in the 23rd minute when he raced onto a through ball and slammed a shot into the top corner that took a deflection off Pascal Struijk. Leeds levelled in the 34th minute after Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario parried Brenden Aaronson’s effort and Okafor tapped in the rebound. Kudus regained the lead for Spurs in the 57th minute, dispossessing Gabriel Gudmundsson, cutting inside and curling a low left-foot shot that deflected off Struijk and trickled past Karl Darlow.

The match was competitive throughout, with early chances for Leeds and a first-half Joe Rodon header that struck the post. Both sides traded opportunities in heavy rain during the second half. Vicario produced a late save to deny substitute Joël Piroe in...