WOLVES 0 LEEDS UTD 1 Pereira (70, o.g.)

WOLVES’ luckless right-back Silvio Sa Pereira handed Leeds United a narrow win at Molineux.

Following a low key opening to the game, Leeds suddenly found themselves under a spell of intense pressure.

A mis-placed header by Eunan O’Kane after 18 minutes let in striker Nouha Dicko, but he lobbed his shot over the bar from 12 yards while under pressure from central defender Pontus Jansson.

Leeds were again thankful to the intervention of the Jansson four minutes later when he blocked a close range shot from Dicko, who had been picked out by a pass from Joao Teixeira.

Leeds were struggling to keep the lively Teixeira in check and they were relieved to see the on-loan Benfica winger curl his 24th minute shot narrowly wide of Rob Green’s far post.

Teixeira then turned provider for Helder Costa who saw his drive from 25 yards dip just over the bar.

Having soaked up such a lot of pressure, Leeds badly needed to stop the flow and almost did it in spectacular fashion through Hadi Sacko in the 38th minute.

A long ball out of defence by Kyle Bartley released Sacko, who saw his rasping drive fly to safety off the top of Carl Ikeme’s cross bar.

Wolves were undone when Wolves’ rightback Matt Doherty lost possession cheaply.

Sacko pounced on the loose ball and rolled a cross into the path of Roofe, who had the simple task of stabbing the ball home from six yards – but Pereira got his foot to the ball first to net an unfortunate own goal.

Leeds should then really have made the game safe three minutes from time, but striker Chris Wood lashed his half volley over the bar from 10 yards.