ShareLeeds United returned to winning ways ahead of the international break as Noah Okafor struck the decisive blow against Tottenham.Noah Okafor made an instant impact off the bench as his 79th-minute winner earned Leeds United a 1-0 win over Tottenham and ended their winless run in the Premier League. Leeds had gone five Premier League games without a win ahead of Saturday's clash, and that appeared set to continue heading into the final international break of 2026. But just 97 seconds after replacing Lukas Nmecha, Okafor skipped beyond Rodrigo Bentancur and finished past Antonin Kinsky to end Spurs' three-match winning run. Backed by a raucous Elland Road crowd, the home supporters were out of their seats in the fourth minute when Mateus Fernandes' outstretched arm appeared to handle Gabriel Gudmundsson's cross, but the incident was checked and cleared by VAR. Spurs weathered the early storm and tried to hit Leeds on the counter-attack, but tame efforts from Omar Marmoush and Mohammed Kudus were easily held by James Trafford.However, the big moment of the first half came in the 34th minute when Jayden Bogle caught Mathys Tel high on the back of his ankle, but after a four-minute delay to review the challenge, VAR deemed there was no serious foul play due to a lack of speed in the challenge.Bogle almost made the most of his reprieve moments later, crossing for Nmecha whose header was saved by Kinsky, with Tel then replaced by Dominic Solanke. Leeds had their clearest sight of goal within five minutes of the restart, but Dominic Calvert-Lewin's goal-bound header was blocked before Nico Elvedi nodded wide. Calvert-Lewin was involved again moments later, checking back and laying off the ball for Ao Tanaka, who blazed over Kinsky's crossbar, with Spurs coming close to halting Leeds' momentum at the other end, only to see Conor Gallagher's drive fizz past the post.Kinsky then produced a stunning fingertip save to deny Sean Longstaff's instinctive attempt, but he was unable to earn a third top-flight clean sheet in a row when Okafor made his way into the box and finished into the bottom-left corner. Roberto De Zerbi's side pushed for a leveller, but Jan Paul van Hecke's header was repelled by Trafford, before a loose touch at the back post was gobbled up by Bentancur as Leeds held on for the win. Super-sub Okafor caps improved second-half displayAfter a strong start to the season, Leeds had lost their way of late and slipped down the Premier League standings, and despite bossing possession and creating the better chances in the opening 45 minutes, they were unable to generate a clear-cut opportunity.Leeds have now failed to score a first-half goal in each of their last six Premier League games, their longest such run since their final six matches of the 2021-22 season, while only Sunderland (21) have had more goalless draws at half-time in the top flight since the start of last season than Leeds (20). But early opportunities after the break for Calvert-Lewin sparked Daniel Farke's side into life, though it was a player off the bench who proved to be the difference for Leeds. Okafor's goal was Leeds' first by a substitute in the Premier League this season, and the fastest sub goal scored in the competition this term (97 seconds), while he has now scored eight goals across his last 16 top-flight appearances, having netted just two across his first 21 in the competition.Spurs, however, may feel aggrieved about not seeing Bogle sent off, but they were dominated in the attacking third. They were only able to create an expected goals (xG) total of 0.77 from their seven attempts, compared to Leeds' tally of 2.02 from their 16 shots. Leeds United returned to winning ways ahead of the international break as Noah Okafor struck the decisive blow against Tottenham.Noah Okafor made an instant impact off the bench as his 79th-minute winner earned Leeds United a 1-0 win over Tottenham and ended their winless run in the Premier League. Leeds had gone five Premier League games without a win ahead of Saturday's clash, and that appeared set to continue heading into the final international break of 2026. But just 97 seconds after replacing Lukas Nmecha, Okafor skipped beyond Rodrigo Bentancur and finished past Antonin Kinsky to end Spurs' three-match winning run. Backed by a raucous Elland Road crowd, the home supporters were out of their seats in the fourth minute when Mateus Fernandes' outstretched arm appeared to handle Gabriel Gudmundsson's cross, but the incident was checked and cleared by VAR. Spurs weathered the early storm and tried to hit Leeds on the counter-attack, but tame efforts from Omar Marmoush and Mohammed Kudus were easily held by James Trafford.However, the big moment of the first half came in the 34th minute when Jayden Bogle caught Mathys Tel high on the back of his ankle, but after a four-minute delay to review the challenge, VAR deemed there was no serious foul play due to a lack of speed in the challenge.Bogle almost made the most of his reprieve moments later, crossing for Nmecha whose header was saved by Kinsky, with Tel then replaced by Dominic Solanke. Leeds had their clearest sight of goal within five minutes of the restart, but Dominic Calvert-Lewin's goal-bound header was blocked before Nico Elvedi nodded wide. Calvert-Lewin was involved again moments later, checking back and laying off the ball for Ao Tanaka, who blazed over Kinsky's crossbar, with Spurs coming close to halting Leeds' momentum at the other end, only to see Conor Gallagher's drive fizz past the post.Kinsky then produced a stunning fingertip save to deny Sean Longstaff's instinctive attempt, but he was unable to earn a third top-flight clean sheet in a row when Okafor made his way into the box and finished into the bottom-left corner. Roberto De Zerbi's side pushed for a leveller, but Jan Paul van Hecke's header was repelled by Trafford, before a loose touch at the back post was gobbled up by Bentancur as Leeds held on for the win. Super-sub Okafor caps improved second-half displayAfter a strong start to the season, Leeds had lost their way of late and slipped down the Premier League standings, and despite bossing possession and creating the better chances in the opening 45 minutes, they were unable to generate a clear-cut opportunity.Leeds have now failed to score a first-half goal in each of their last six Premier League games, their longest such run since their final six matches of the 2021-22 season, while only Sunderland (21) have had more goalless draws at half-time in the top flight since the start of last season than Leeds (20). But early opportunities after the break for Calvert-Lewin sparked Daniel Farke's side into life, though it was a player off the bench who proved to be the difference for Leeds. Okafor's goal was Leeds' first by a substitute in the Premier League this season, and the fastest sub goal scored in the competition this term (97 seconds), while he has now scored eight goals across his last 16 top-flight appearances, having netted just two across his first 21 in the competition.Spurs, however, may feel aggrieved about not seeing Bogle sent off, but they were dominated in the attacking third. They were only able to create an expected goals (xG) total of 0.77 from their seven attempts, compared to Leeds' tally of 2.02 from their 16 shots.