Leeds vs Brighton player ratings: Llorente 4, Gelhardt 8; Sanchez 8, Welbeck 7

Leeds rescue vital late point in relegation battle thanks to injury-time goal from substitute Struijk

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  LEEDS RATINGS: Illan Meslier, 6 - Kept his side on level terms with a handful of decent stops to deny Mac Allister, Gross and Caicedo, but he was beaten all ends up by Wellbeck’s classy finish. Getty

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  Robin Koch, 6 - The battling defender was in the wars early on but rescued a perilous situation with a last-ditch challenge to halt Trossard who was bearing down on goal. AFP

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  Diego Llorente, 4 - Lacked strength and composure as Wellbeck sent him one way and then the other before beating Meslier. Nowhere near his best as Brighton were allowed to find space in behind time and time again. PA

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  Liam Cooper, 5 - Couldn’t get out of the way of Gelhardt’s early effort in a moment that summed up Leeds’ season. Like Llorente, he struggled to contain the likes of Trossard and Mac Allister and he picked up Leeds 100th yellow card of the campaign for wiping out Bissouma. PA

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  Junior Firpo, 5 - Overpowered and overrun out on the left-hand side as Leeds constantly found themselves in trouble. Saw his header from Raphinha’s corner sail over the bar. Booked for hacking down Bissouma having escaped a yellow in the first half. PA

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  Mateusz Klich, 6 - Guilty of losing his cool as frustrations boiled over at Elland Road, but he gathered his composure and forced a fine save when his well-struck effort was brilliantly beaten away by Sanchez, who later denied the Poland man from close-range. PA

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  Kalvin Phillips, 7 - Probably the calmest head in a white shirt. Showed his defensive class when he closed down Mac Allister’s effort and went close at the other end when he fired wide from distance. A couple of Hollywood passes, but one or two horror passes too. Reuters

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  Jack Harrison, 7 - Forced an early corner with driving run as Leeds started with purpose and that set the tone for his display. Fired comfortably over as Leeds hunted a leveller, but his work-rate never relented and he found Raphinha at the back post with an inch-perfect delivery. Getty

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  Raphinha, 7 - Found time on the ball hard to come by in a first half in which he was excellently marshalled by the impressive Cucurella. Much better after the break as he produced some inviting deliveries, but put his best chance inches wide on the slide. PA

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  Joe Gelhardt, 8 - Saw his early hooked effort cannon off Cooper right in front of goal and snatched at another chance as the opportunities continued to flow. A huge display from the young forward who helped take roof off Elland Road when his perfect clipped cross picked out Struijk to level. PA

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  Rodrigo, 6 - Started brightly but he took far too long to release Harrison which allowed Brighton to pinch back possession and open the scoring, before putting his next pass straight out of play to cap a woeful few minutes. Reuters

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  Jamie Shackleton (On for Koch, 68'), 6, - The 22-year-old didn’t really have chance to make his mark. Getty

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  Pascal Struijk (On for Firpo, 83'), N/A. - Talk about an impact, the super-sub popped up at the back post to nod the leveller and earn what could be a colossal point for the hosts. PA

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  Sam Greenwood (On for Klich, 83') N/A. Getty.

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  BRIGHTON RATINGS: Robert Sanchez, 8 - Got away with one when he fumbled an early corner right at the feet of Gelhardt, but redeemed himself with a strong hand at full-stretch to deny Klich’s curling effort. Kept out Raphinha’s 30-yard free-kick with another remarkable stop. Reuters

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  Joel Veltman, 6 - Had to endure a painful few minutes when he was clattered by Rodrigo before a horrible coming together with Struijk left both players needing treatment. Getty

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  Lewis Dunk, 7 - A rock at the heart of the Brighton back three. Out-muscled the tenacious young figure of Gelhardt and got a vital touch to turn behind Rodrigo’s intelligent flick at the near post. Reuters

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  Marc Cucurella, 7 - A composed display in a frantic contest. He produced acouple of important interventions early on, cutting out Rodrigo’s slipped pass at full stretch before flicking away on Phillips’ cross with his head. Picked out Trossard with fizzed cross from the left. AFP

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  Solly March 6 - Dragged an absolute sitter horribly wide after more good work from Mac Allister, but otherwise an industrious display. AFP

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  Yves Bissouma, 7 - Stopped Harrison in his tracks with a strong challenge as the Leeds winger looked to get his head down once again and did brilliantly again, racing across to cover Cucurella and see off Raphinha’s dart into the box. Getty

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  Moises Caicedo 6 - Forced Meslier into action for the first time when he managed to dig out an effort at the second attemp despite being on the ground. Played with aggression and broke up the play effectively, but saw yellow for taking out Gelhardt. Reuters

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  Leandro Trossard, 7 - Showed excellent strength to hold off a challenge and bring Cucurella’s driven cross under control before feeding Mac Allister. Halted by a perfect tackle from Koch with just Meslier to beat and later curled an ambitious effort wide. AFP

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  Pascal Gross, 6 - Like Mac Allister, his movement was excellent but he could only fire straight after Meslier after his intelligent run was picked out by Trossard. Dug out a cross that found Wellbeck at the back post and the former England man should have scored. Getty

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  Danny Welbeck, 7 - Had Llorente scrambling all over the shop as he showed excellent feet and composure in the box to wrong-foot the Leeds defender before calmly dinking the ball over the on-rushing Meslier. AFP

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  Alexis Mac Allister, 7 - Excellent. Constantly found pockets of space in and around the box. Played March clean through with a super delivery and continue to carve open the home defence with a selection of passes that Kevin De Bruyne would have been proud of. Getty

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  SUBS: Adam Webster (On for March, 62'), 6 - Fresh legs at the back were exactly what Leeds needed and he read the play well to clear the danger as Rodrigo looked to cause problems. PA

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  Adam Lallana (On for Caicedo, 74'), 6 - The second Adam to come off the Brighton bench, he provided an experienced head in midfield and he showed lovely feet to skip past a white shirt in a tight space. Reuters

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  Tariq Lamptey (on for Trossard, 87'), N/A - Booked for a combination of handball and kicking the ball away. Fired a last-gasp effort just past the post. AFP

Leeds United manager Jesse Marsch feels Pascal Struijk’s late equaliser against Brighton has shifted the momentum in the Premier League survival battle in his side’s favour.

Substitute Struijk’s stoppage-time header cancelled out Danny Welbeck’s first-half opener in a 1-1 draw at Elland Road and crucially clinched Leeds the point needed to climb out of the bottom three with one game remaining.

Leeds leapfrogged Burnley, who still have a game in hand after losing at Tottenham earlier on Sunday, and will head to Brentford on the final day hoping to retain their top-flight status.

“We’re alive right now, regardless of the last day,” Marsch said. “We just have to fight for any point. Any point gets us a little bit closer and shifts a little bit of the momentum.

Speaking before Everton’s 3-2 defeat at home to Brentford, Marsch continued: “We know Burnley have a match in hand, we know Everton have two in hand with three left. We need some help and then we need to be ready next weekend to do whatever it takes.”

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