Bournemouth beat Leeds for sixth straight win

However, following a lengthy VAR review, the England international was denied his sixth goal of the season after replays showed the ball had struck his hand before crossing the line.

The decision did little to discourage Leeds, who continued to threaten and almost took the lead three minutes later when Harry Wilson’s effort drifted narrowly wide of the near post after cutting inside from the right.

At the other end, Bournemouth struggled to create clear-cut chances, with Ryan Christie and Adrien Truffert managing only efforts from distance.

The hosts eventually broke the deadlock against the run of play when Justin Kluivert capitalised on a costly error by Trafford before squaring the ball for Evanilson to score 14 minutes before half-time.

After defender Tarik Muharemovic played the ball back to Trafford from a goal-kick, the former Manchester City and Burnley goalkeeper underhit his pass towards Ao Tanaka, allowing Netherlands international Kluivert to intercept and set up Evanilson.

For a Leeds side that had been defensively solid this season, with only Arsenal conceding fewer goals before the weekend’s fixtures, Trafford’s mistake proved particularly costly.

Clear-cut chances were limited in the second half, with the closest either side came to scoring arriving in the 65th minute when Marcus Tavernier’s low, driven free-kick forced a strong save from Trafford.

Bournemouth eventually sealed the victory in the 94th minute when Amine Adli finished from close range after being set up by fellow substitute Junior Kroupi.

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