Leeds United vs Brentford, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueDefences on top as Leeds draw 0-0 with Brentford
Leeds missed the chance to climb six points clear of the Premier League's bottom three after being held to a frustrating 0-0 draw by Brentford at Elland Road.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Brentford. Igor Thiago is caught offside.
- 3': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Pascal Struijk.
- 4': Offside, Brentford. Nathan Collins is caught offside.
- 7': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Pascal Struijk.
- 9': Foul by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
- 9': Pascal Struijk (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Anton Stach (Leeds United).
- 9': Mathias Jensen (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Michael Kayode.
- 11': Delay in match because of an injury Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
- 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 18': Attempt saved. Nathan Collins (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Karl Darlow (Leeds United). Assisted by Michael Kayode.
- 19': Attempt saved. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford).
- 19': Attempt blocked. James Justin (Leeds United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 20': Attempt missed. Igor Thiago (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 21': Foul by Kevin Schade (Brentford).
- 21': Jaka Bijol (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by James Justin (Leeds United).
- 23': Michael Kayode (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
- 25': Attempt missed. James Justin (Leeds United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jayden Bogle.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Jayden Bogle (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson.
- 35': Attempt saved. Lukas Nmecha (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Assisted by Pascal Struijk.
- 36': Delay in match because of an injury Jordan Henderson (Brentford).
- 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 38': Foul by Pascal Struijk (Leeds United).
- 38': Kevin Schade (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Pascal Struijk (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Attempt saved. Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Karl Darlow (Leeds United). Assisted by Keane Lewis-Potter with a cross.
- 41': Foul by Sepp van den Berg (Brentford).
- 41': Lukas Nmecha (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Jayden Bogle (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anton Stach with a cross.
- 42': Offside, Leeds United. James Justin is caught offside.
- 42': Foul by Jayden Bogle (Leeds United).
- 42': Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Jayden Bogle (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Kevin Schade (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Igor Thiago with a cross.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Leeds United 0, Brentford 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Leeds United 0, Brentford 0.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Anton Stach (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Justin.
- 46': Attempt missed. Mathias Jensen (Brentford) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Igor Thiago with a headed pass.
- 51': Attempt missed. Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Anton Stach.
- 52': Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford).
- 55': Attempt blocked. James Justin (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 55': Attempt saved. Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Assisted by Lukas Nmecha.
- 56': Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Foul by Kevin Schade (Brentford).
- 58': Offside, Brentford. Igor Thiago is caught offside.
- 63': Foul by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
- 63': Jaka Bijol (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Substitution, Leeds United. Ao Tanaka replaces Brenden Aaronson.
- 69': Substitution, Leeds United. Noah Okafor replaces Lukas Nmecha.
- 69': Delay in match because of an injury Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford).
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Keane Lewis-Potter.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Ao Tanaka (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Justin.
- 75': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Igor Thiago.
- 75': Attempt missed. Pascal Struijk (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anton Stach with a cross following a corner.
- 75': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
- 77': Substitution, Brentford. Dango Ouattara replaces Kevin Schade.
- 82': Foul by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
- 82': Pascal Struijk (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Substitution, Leeds United. Daniel James replaces Pascal Struijk.
- 84': Handball by Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United).
- 89': Attempt saved. Noah Okafor (Leeds United) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Assisted by James Justin.
- 90': Daniel James (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Foul by Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Igor Thiago.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Anton Stach (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jaka Bijol.
- 90'+3': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
- 90'+5': Dango Ouattara (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United).
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+6': Delay in match because of an injury Jaka Bijol (Leeds United).
- 90'+7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Leeds United 0, Brentford 0.
- 0': Match ends, Leeds United 0, Brentford 0.
Statistics
 BRE |
LEE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 6 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 43 | Possession | 57 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 234 | Accurate Passes | 369 |
| 358 | Passes | 461 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 13 | Crosses | 32 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 83 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 11 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 47 | Effective Clearances | 38 |
| 47 | Clearances | 38 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Elland Road
Location: Leeds, England
Attendance: 36,386
Venue: Elland Road
Location: Leeds, England
Attendance: 36,386
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Leeds United (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Karl Darlow (GK) |
| 15 | Jaka Bijol |
| 5 | Pascal Struijk  |
| 6 | Joe Rodon |
| 18 | Anton Stach |
| 4 | Ethan Ampadu |
| 11 | Brenden Aaronson |
| 24 | James Justin |
| 2 | Jayden Bogle |
| 14 | Lukas Nmecha |
| 9 | Dominic Calvert-Lewin |
Brentford (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Caoimhín Kelleher (GK) |
| 5 | Ethan Pinnock |
| 22 | Nathan Collins |
| 4 | Sepp van den Berg |
| 23 | Keane Lewis-Potter |
| 33 | Michael Kayode |
| 6 | Jordan Henderson |
| 8 | Mathias Jensen |
| 18 | Yehor Yarmoliuk |
| 9 | Igor Thiago |
| 7 | Kevin Schade |
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