Key events
28 min: Good save by Kelleher
A chance out of nothing. A loose pass from Janelt, back towards Collins, is intercepted by the speedy Okafor. He charges into the area and whacks a shot from the angle that is beaten away to his left by Kelleher.
25 min A swirling cross-shot from Ouattara is held comfortably by Lucas Perri. Brentford have a fine home record but some of their best results were achieved by playing almost as the away side; today they are struggling to get through Leeds’ low block.
21 min Brentford are starting to control the game in the middle third; they’ve had 82 per cent possession in the last 10 minutes. But Lucas Perri has still had the square root of naff all to do.
18 min The ball has gone flat so there’s a break in play while they sort a replacement. Just play with a Mitre Mouldmaster, it’ll be fine.
14 min A precise, sweeping counter-attack from Brentford comes to a tame end when Kayode crosses too close to Lucas Perri.
13 min It’s all fairly cagey. Leeds, who look very comfortable for a side who only recently switched to a back three, are having plenty of possession in the middle third.
9 min Almost a chance for Leeds, who have settled nicely on the ball. Bogle slides a pass down the side to Calvert-Lewin, who slips Van den Berg cleverly and guides a low ball into the six-yard box. Okafor is slightly on his heels and Brentford are able to clear.
6 min A quiet start, nothing to report. Feel like I type that a lot in MBMs these days.
2 min A frighteningly long throw from Kayode is backheaded onto the roof of the net by Collins. No sort of chance.
2 min I wasn’t sure whether Brentford would switch to a 4-3-3, but it’s the usual 4-2-3-1 with Mathias Jensen playing as the No10. Leeds are playing 3-5-2 as expected.
1 min Peep peep!
The players are about to take the field. Nottingham Forest’s win means that Leeds have dropped to 17th before kick-off, but a win today would move then five points clear of the relegation places.
Today’s Premier League results
Team news
Four changes for Brentford from the defeat at Spurs last weekend. Aaron Hickey, Vitaly Janelt, Keane Lewis-Potter and Mathias Jenson replace Kristoffer Ajer, Yehor Yarmolyuk, Mikkel Damsgaard and the suspended Kevin Schade.
Ao Tanaka, who came off the bench to score a late equaliser against Liverpool, replaces Ilia Gruev in the Leeds midfield.
Brentford (possible 4-3-3) Kelleher; Kayode, Collins, van den Berg, Hickey; Janelt, Henderson, Jensen; Ouattara, Thiago, Lewis-Potter.
Subs: Donovan, Peart-Harris, Damsgaard, Ajer, Yarmolyuk, Onyeka,
Pinnock, Henry, Valdimarsson.
Leeds (3-5-2) Lucas Perri; Rodon, Bijol, Struijk; Bogle, Tanaka, Ampadu, Stach, Gudmundsson; Calvert-Lewin, Okafor.
Subs: Gruev, Gnonto, Byram, Justin, Bornauw, Harrison, Aaronson, Piroe, Darlow.
Referee John Brooks.
Preamble
Hello and welcome to live coverage of Brentford v Leeds at the Gtech Stadium. Leeds have happy memories of this ground, having avoided relegation here on the final day of the 2021-22 season. They’re in another relegation battle as things stand, though the situation looks healthier after a fine week in which they took four points from games at home to Chelsea and Leeds.
Brentford have adjusted pretty well to life after Thomas Frank, Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa. Crucially, their home form has been superb: five wins from seven, with only a single defeat to Manchester City. Leeds, whose away record is almost a mirror image*, have their work cut out.
Kick off 4.30pm.
* P7 W1 D0 L6. And the win was at Wolves.
