# Okafor’s Late Goal Gives Leeds a 1–0 Win Over Tottenham

Noah Okafor scored in the 79th minute at Elland Road as Leeds ended a five-match league winless run and stopped Tottenham’s three-game winning streak.

By Will Langan | 24X7 News
Published: 2026-11-07T16:12:37.489Z
Updated: 2026-11-07T16:13:39.612Z
Section: Sports
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Noah Okafor scored shortly after coming off the bench as Leeds United beat Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 at Elland Road on Saturday, November 7.

The Swiss forward struck in the 79th minute, turning Daniel Farke’s attacking changes into the decisive moment of a Premier League match that remained goalless at halftime. The result ended Leeds’ five-game league winless run and Tottenham’s sequence of three consecutive league victories.

Okafor and Harry Wilson entered together in the 77th minute, replacing Lukas Nmecha and Ao Tanaka. Within moments, Okafor collected the ball in the Tottenham penalty area, steadied himself and drove a shot into the corner. His winner came 97 seconds after his introduction.

Leeds had built pressure after the interval. Dominic Calvert-Lewin had a header cleared off the line, while Tanaka was unable to keep a chance down after the striker cut the ball back to him.

Sean Longstaff also forced goalkeeper Antonín Kinský to make a sharp save before the home side made its late attacking substitutions. Longstaff was making his 200th Premier League appearance, according to Leeds’ match report.

Tottenham still had an opportunity to equalize in stoppage time. Jan Paul van Hecke directed a header toward goal from a free kick, but James Trafford dived to his left to turn it around the post and protect Leeds’ clean sheet.

The victory moved Leeds above Tottenham into eighth place immediately after the match, with Spurs tenth. Those positions were a snapshot before the remaining weekend fixtures, rather than a final assessment of the round.

Sources:
Leeds United — Official full-time match report, November 7.
Sky Sports — Match report, November 7.

## Sources
- Leeds United — Official November 7 full-time report: https://www.leedsunited.com/en/news/full-time-report-as-leeds-united-second-half-dominance-pays-off-in-win-over-tottenham-hotspur
- Sky Sports — November 7 match report: https://www.skysports.com/football/leeds-vs-spurs/report/559540
- Image — Lufc83, Elland Road East Stand, July 30, 2022: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elland_Road_East_Stand.jpg
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