Iliya Gruev was fortunate to come on as Leeds beat Everton 1-0. The Yorkshiremen started off with a success in the Premier League, which was sealed with a goal in the 84th minute after a precisely executed penalty by Lucas Nmecha.

Gruev was brought on 6 minutes before the goal, when he replaced Ethan Ampadu on the pitch. Gruev instantly became the first Bulgarian in a decade to make a Premier League appearance. The last player to play in the Premier League before Gruev was Aleksandar Tonev for Aston Villa in April 2014.

For Leeds, this was their first win over Everton since 2012, when the two teams met in the Carabao Cup (then Carling Cup). Specifically, the Yorkshiremen had not won a Premier League match since 2001. In their last stay in the elite, Leeds failed to win.

Now the team continued their impressive series from the end of last season and recorded a seventh consecutive victory in an official match, as well as an 11th consecutive match without a defeat. Leeds will face the visiting vice-champion Arsenal on August 23 (Saturday) at 19:30 Bulgarian time. |BGNES