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Despite two goals from Leeds captain and defender Richard Naylor it was Max Gradel who earned the man of the Match award.

The former Leicester man won plaudits for a never say die performance. It was Gradel’s first full start after 22 sub appearances.

Naylor, a former striker with Ipswich scored for the first time since january 2009. Both goals were headers. Richard had another header cleared off the line.

Leeds were on top for most of the first half and the start of the second half but once Yeovil scored Leeds fans had to endure a final twenty minutes of anxiety as Leeds faded and Yeovil were invigorated and came looking for the equaliser.

Despite being televised on Sky, kicking of at 12.30 on Easter Monday and the huge travelling involved, Leeds United fans gave Yeovil their biggest crowd of the season.

Leeds temporarily went second in League One after the win, only to be replaced by Millwall 30 minutes later after they beat Colchester away.

As expected, Grimsby Town have completed the signing of Scottish midfielder Peter Sweeney, following his release by Leeds United.

The 24 year-old midfielder finished the 2008-09 season on loan with Grimsby and has now signed a 2 year contract.

Glasgow-born Sweeney began his football career as a trainee with Millwall and played in the 2004 FA Cup final.

In July 2005 he went to play for Stoke City, enjoying short loan spells at Yeovil Town and Walsall.

He was signed for Leeds United by Dennis Wise in January 2008, on a free transfer from Stoke but made only nine appearances in a Leeds Utd shirt in eighteen months. He made eight appearances on loan to The Mariners during a two moth loan spell from March to May 2009.

Last season Leeds United took all three points at Huish Park on a Friday night to get themselves into the play-offs. However this Saturday they had to make do with a share of the points after Lloyd Owusu’s penalty cancelled out Luciano Becchio’s first-minute goal.

Becchio scored his first goal in a Leeds shirt with a low shot past keeper Asmir Begovic in the first minute of the game.

The referee said Paul Warne was fouled by Paul Huntington and Owusu’s equalised from the penalty spot despite Casper Ankergren saving the initial shot.

In a match that was heated at times both sides had further chances to score with the better ones falling to Yeovil.

Leeds United manager Gary McAllister ended the game disappointed. Last year Leeds started with seven wins on the trot, so far this season they have had a win, a draw and a loss in the league. They seem to have saved their best form for the Carling Cup where they beat lesser opposition Chester City 5-2 in the first round. Leeds face a tougher challenge against Crystal Palace in round two this coming Tuesday and this game was far from ideal preparation for it.

Yeovil: Begovic, Peltier, Skiverton, Forbes, Jones, Downes (Roberts 52), Way (Alcock 90), Murtagh, Schofield (Lloyd Owusu 15), Tomlin, Warne.

Subs Not Used: Wagenaar, McCollin.

Booked: Downes, Peltier, Warne, Forbes.

Goals: Owusu 62.

Leeds: Casper Ankergren, Frazer Richardson, Paul Huntington, Rui Marques, Alan Sheehan, Robert Snodgrass (Jonathan Douglas 73), Jonny Howson (Fabian Delph 86), Dave Prutton, Andy Robinson (Enoch Showunmi 73), Jermaine Beckford, Luciano Becchio.
Subs Not Used: David Lucas, Paul Telfer.

Booked: Snodgrass, Becchio, Huntington, Beckford.

Goals: Becchio 1

Att: 6,580

Ref: Dean Whitestone (Northamptonshire)