Leeds were on the cusp of beating Sunderland on Friday night before a bizarre error from ’keeper Illan Meslier cost them

Illan Meslier’s injury-time howler on Friday evening cost Leeds two points and the opportunity to leapfrog Sunderland at the top of the table. Alan Browne’s hopeful pass into the box veered goalward via the head of Junior Firpo in what should have been a routine save for the Frenchman.

A costly mistake from Meslier gifted the Black Cats an equaliser in the dying seconds of stoppage time as Alan Browne’s attempted cross brushed off Junior Firpo’s head and the ball bounced past the goalkeeper as he tried to collect it.

Illan Meslier had a night to forget away to Sunderland on Friday night.Despite falling behind to a nine-minute goal from Chris Rigg, Leeds United fought back well to turn the game around.Joel Piroe

When Leeds were in possession Tanaka and Joe Rothwell looked a good back-up midfield partnership with a dangerous passing range but as they had at 0-0, Sunderland players were able to get strikes off from the edge of the area in too much space at the end of the half.

Leeds, Leeds are falling apart again. Daniel Farke’s side had the game won, a streetwise smash-and-grab on the road that would move them level on points with Sunderland at the top of the table and then disaster struck.

Pascal Struijk has attempted to explain Illan Meslier’s jaw-dropping stoppage time error that gifted Sunderland a 2-2 draw against Leeds United on Friday night.The Whites came from a goal down to