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Leeds goalkeeper Illan Meslier produced a howler for the ages on Friday night as he gifted Sunderland an equaliser deep into stoppage time of the sides’ Championship clash.

Daniel Farke’s team went to the Stadium of Light with the hope of going top of the second division table, with a win potentially seeing them overtake their opponents in the standings.

They looked at least close to doing that when they went into the final few moments of the match 2-1 up, a result that would have seen them go level on points with the Black Cats and trail on goals scored.

But goalkeeper Meslier was responsible for an error that will surely go down in history as he conceded an equaliser with just seconds left in the game.

Leeds players were left with their heads in their hands as they looked towards their No 1 as Sunderland celebrated a result that could prove to be priceless amid the battle for promotion.

It was Alan Browne who was the one claiming the goal, with Irish midfielder’s hopeful pass seeming as though it would float kindly into arms of Meslier.

Instead, however, the Frenchman tried to gather the ball and saw it escape his clutches as he scrambled back to try and keep it out at a second attempt.

It was too little, too late, however, and the Sunderland players wheeled away in celebration as Meslier looked towards the turf.

The 24-year-old could be seen picking an obscure item up from the ground in the aftermath, with it unclear if the ball had hit it as it bounced before arriving for him to gather.

He appeared to demonstrate in frustration, as Sky Sports co-commentator Don Goodman described the howler as ‘right up there’ in terms of all-time errors.