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Bielsa happy over Leeds draw with Wolves: But we deserved to win

Rodrigo kept his nerve to convert an injury-time penalty as Leeds snatched a draw from their Premier League clash with Wolves at Elland Road.

Wolves looked to be heading for a fourth successive top-flight win for the first time since 1972 after Hwang Hee-chan gave them a first-half lead.

But the introduction of 19-year-old Joe Gelhardt by Leeds just after the hour proved an inspired move by Marcelo Bielsa.

The former Wigan forward brought a superb save out of Jose Sa and then, as Leeds piled forward at the end, weaved his way into the box, where he was brought down by Nelson Semedo.

The result keeps Leeds outside the relegation zone but seems to have come at a price as playmaker Raphinha needed to be helped down the tunnel after being caught by Romain Saiss' sliding tackle.

Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa later said: "We deserved something more than the draw. Apart from some things at the start of both halves, we had the control of the game. Progressively we started to get closer and closer to the goal and to have won the game would have been more in accordance with what happened on the pitch."

On Joe Gelhardt's impact, he said: “In the initial minutes when he came on it was difficult for him to get on the ball and in the 15 minutes he was causing danger constantly. Not only the penalty but a few occasions he could have scored."

And on Raphinha's injury, the manager added: “He received a knock and we don't know the extent of the injury yet."

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