Kroupi's stoppage-time volley denies Leeds after a set-piece tussle at Elland Road
Eli Junior Kroupi struck deep into stoppage time to earn Bournemouth a 2-2 draw and deny Leeds United back-to-back Premier League wins. The 19-year-old substitute arrived on the left and volleyed home in the third of five added minutes, a gut-punch for a Leeds side that had largely controlled the second half and looked to have done enough.
The game’s rhythm was set early by missed chances and set pieces. Antoine Semenyo’s low free-kick under the wall put the Cherries ahead, before Joe Rodon powered in a header from a Sean Longstaff corner to level. Longstaff then thumped in a precision half-volley after the interval, only for Kroupi to pounce late. All four goals stemmed from dead balls on a day when Leeds rued early profligacy and Bournemouth clung to moments that mattered.
Petrovic and Calvert-Lewin set the tone early