English Premier League

Leeds United vs Brentford, 2025-26 English Premier League

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Defences 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

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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

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 31 +39 70
2 Manchester City 30 +32 61
3 Manchester United 31 +13 55
4 Aston Villa 31 +5 54
Full Table

Line-Ups

LEE Leeds United (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
26 Karl Darlow (GK)
15 Jaka Bijol
5 Pascal Struijk Yellow Card
6 Joe Rodon
18 Anton Stach
4 Ethan Ampadu
11 Brenden Aaronson
24 James Justin
2 Jayden Bogle Yellow Card
14 Lukas Nmecha
9 Dominic Calvert-Lewin

BRE 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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