“Leeds were lucky” – Andy Goldstein slams ‘poor’ Leeds performance against Tottenham

Leeds United made the survival race even more intriguing after scoring a 1-1 draw against Tottenham in north London on Monday night.

Daniel Farke’s side had confirmed their survival even before the ball was kicked on Monday night. However, the Whites didn’t let up and showed great intensity in earning a point away from home.

The result also kept West Ham in the race to survive, and if they beat Newcastle next weekend, Tottenham will be in the bottom three ahead of their trip to Chelsea next week.

Leeds could have won it at the end, and it needed Tottenham goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky to be at his best to deny Sean Longstaff a winning goal. However, Andy Golstein feels Leeds were lucky to even get a point.

Andy Golstein terms Leeds United ‘fortunate’ against Spurs

Leeds have earned praise for the intensity they showed against Spurs on Monday night, despite knowing that they were safe in the Premier League even before the game in north London.

Roberto De Zerbi has urged Leeds to show the same level of commitment on the final day against West Ham. However, Andy Goldstein believes the Whites were lucky.

He stressed that the quality of the game on Monday night was poor, and while Leeds deserved the penalty from which they equalised, Goldstein feels the away side were lucky to get something from the game.

Andy Golstein said on talkSPORT: “It was a really poor game.

“I thought Tottenham were poor, but Leeds were a little bit fortunate, not to get the penalty, because it was a penalty, but to get something out of the game.”

Leeds were unlucky not to win

Andy Goldstein can complain about the quality of the match and suggest Leeds were fortunate, but most people watching felt Tottenham were the side lucky to come away with a point.

After Leeds equalised, they looked far more likely to go on and win the game, and Spurs goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky had to produce a superb stoppage-time save to deny Sean Longstaff a late winner.

Simon Jordan pointed out that Leeds’ equaliser completely drained Tottenham’s confidence, while even Jamie O’Hara admitted it was painful watching Spurs play at times.

There may be attempts to spin the narrative differently, but deep down, Tottenham know they were fortunate to leave with a draw.