English Premier League

FT Sunday, August 30, 2026
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Leeds United WLWWW 1
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Elland Road · 35,974 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Dominic Calvert-Lewin scores late equaliser to salvage a 1-1 draw with Brentford at Elland Road

Dominic Calvert-Lewin fired a late equaliser as Leeds fought back to salvage a 1-1 draw against Brentford in their opening home Premier League game of the season.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
5
4
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
5
1
Saves
4
53.4
Possession
46.6
22
SHOTS
12
5
ON GOAL
2
0.2
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
329
Accurate Passes
278
420
Passes
365
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
9
Accurate Crosses
3
30
Crosses
25
0.3
Cross %
0.1
48
Long Balls
58
13
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
11
Blocked Shots
6
14
Effective Tackles
6
19
Tackles
19
0.7
Tackle %
0.3
11
Interceptions
11
38
Effective Clearances
47
38
Clearances
47

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

LEE · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1James TraffordG
  2. 15Jaka BijolCD
  3. 5Tarik MuharemovicCD-L
  4. 6Joe RodonCD-R
  5. 18Anton StachCM-L
  6. 4Ethan AmpaduCM-R
  7. 24James JustinLM
  8. 2Jayden BogleRM
  9. 9Dominic Calvert-LewinF
  10. 19Noah OkaforCF-L
  11. 11Brenden AaronsonCF-R

BRE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. 22Nathan CollinsCD-L
  3. 20Kristoffer AjerCD-R
  4. 23Keane Lewis-PotterLB
  5. 33Michael KayodeRB
  6. 24Mikkel DamsgaardAM
  7. 27Vitaly JaneltLM
  8. 18Mamadou SangareRM
  9. 9Igor ThiagoF
  10. 7Kevin SchadeAM-L
  11. 19Jaidon AnthonyAM-R

Timeline

  1. 30' Jaidon Anthony (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 33' Delay in match because of an injury Joe Rodon (Leeds United).
  3. 33'
  4. 34' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  5. 34'
  6. 34' Substitution, Leeds United. Nico Elvedi replaces Joe Rodon because of an injury.
  7. 41' Goal! Leeds United 0, Brentford 1. Kevin Schade (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Keane Lewis-Potter with a cross.
  8. 45' Substitution, Leeds United. Harry Wilson replaces Brenden Aaronson.
  9. 45' Substitution, Leeds United. Ao Tanaka replaces Jaka Bijol.
  10. 61' Substitution, Brentford. Dango Ouattara replaces Jaidon Anthony.
  11. 68' Substitution, Leeds United. Daniel James replaces Jayden Bogle.
  12. 69' Substitution, Leeds United. Lukas Nmecha replaces Noah Okafor.
  13. 69' Substitution, Brentford. Yehor Yarmoliuk replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
  14. 74' Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 76' Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 79' Goal! Leeds United 1, Brentford 1. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lukas Nmecha.
  17. 88' Substitution, Brentford. Callum Wilson replaces Michael Kayode.
  18. 88' Substitution, Brentford. Aaron Hickey replaces Kevin Schade.
  19. 88' Substitution, Brentford. Rico Henry replaces Keane Lewis-Potter.
  20. 90'+3' Nathan Collins (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.

Premier League News

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