- Leeds drew 3-3 with Portsmouth in their first Championship game of the season
- Brenden Aaronson scored Leeds’ late equaliser but he then missed a big chance
- Leeds had been heavy favourites to win and the result bust a lot of accumulators
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Leeds United were heavily backed to beat Portsmouth in their opening fixture of the EFL Championship season on Saturday but had to settle for 3-3 draw.
Portsmouth led 2-1 and 3-2 before USA international Brenden Aaronson netted an equaliser in the 95th minute.
However, the drama did not end there. Aaronson then had a glorious chance to win the game in the eighth minute of added time but he failed to hit the target.
It was not just Leeds fans who were left disappointed when Aaronson dragged his low shot wide from 15 yards.
Many fans had selected Leeds to win as part of their Saturday accumulators. As this game was one of the 12.30pm kick-offs, those fans’ bets were ruined very early.
Brenden Aaronson (right) scored a late goal for Leeds against Portsmouth on Saturday
But Aaronson then missed a golden chance to win the game as Leeds had to settle for a draw
Aaronson looked gutted after failing to hit the target in the eighth minute of added time
After witnessing Aaronson’s late miss, multiple fans took to X (formerly) Twitter to vent their frustrations.
One fan tweeted shortly before 3pm: ‘First ACCA of the new season and Leeds have tanked it already.’
Another wrote: ‘Leeds have f***ed everyone’s acca’s haven’t they.’
An account called ‘FTBL Tipster’ had earlier posted: ‘Yep. Football’s back.
‘Leeds currently letting down our Championship Acca!’
Leeds finished last season third in the Championship before missing out on promotion by losing to Southampton in the play-off final.
Meanwhile, Portsmouth won League One last season after picking up maximum points in 28 of their 46 games.
