Former Leeds United striker Jermaine Beckford has leapt to the defence of Illan Meslier after his mistake in the 2-2 draw at Sunderland. Having actually produced one of his best performances of the season, Meslier inexplicably allowed a tame bouncing ball to roll past him and into the net in the 97th minute. Leeds had defended superbly after going 2-1 ahead through Junior Firpo and had seemingly seen the game out when Alan Browne’s aimless punt into the box deflected off Firpo towards Meslier. Browne admitted he had actually turned away once he saw where the ball was headed until the Stadium o…
