Leeds United got a late goal from Dominic Calvert-Lewin to run their Premier League unbeaten run to three following a 1-1 draw with Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium.
WATCH — Brentford v Leeds full match replay
Scoreless at the break, Jordan Henderson gave Brentford a 70th-minute lead that would only last a dozen minutes as the visitors answered through Calvert-Lewin.
The point boosts Brentford ahead of Bournemouth on tiebreakers, while Leeds climb three points clear of the bottom three.
Goals keeping Leeds going
This was first going to be a section saluting Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who has four goals in his last four Premier League games and is playing at 12-goal pace. That sort of output from at least one center forward can keep a team up. But really this is about Leeds’ offensive output in general. Daniel Farke’s men have hard to score multiple goals in three of their four wins and two of their five draws. Their 1-0 win at home to Everton to start the season has been an outlier and their 0-0 draw at home to Newcastle in Week 3 isn’t so impressive considering the visitors are one of the worst away teams in the division. Farke’s going to have to outscore his way to safety and Leeds just may have to do that as the only teams to concede more goals are the current bottom three: Wolves, Burnley, and West Ham. Eleven of Leeds’ 20 PL goals have come from forwards and that’s without any from Wilfried Gnonto nor Joel Piroe.
What’s next?
Brentford go to Man City on Wednesday in the quarterfinal round of the League Cup, then visit Wolves at 10am ET Saturday in the Premier League.
Leeds host Crystal Palace at 3pm Sunday.
Brentford vs Leeds final score: 1-1
Jordan Henderson 71', Dominic Calvert-Lewin 82'
Brentford vs Leeds live updates — by Nick Mendola
Dominic Calvert-Lewin goal — Brentford 1-1 Leeds
Calvert-Lewin runs to the near post and heads Gnonto’s cross inside it!
That’s four-straight Premier League games with a goal for DCL and we’re level with under 10 minutes left in London.
Brentford subs
Vitaly Janelt and Mathias Jensen leave the match. Yehor Yarmoliuk and Kristoffer Ajer join the fray in the 80th minute.
Leeds subs
Ao Tanaka and Noah Okafor exit the game for Wilfried Gnonto and USMNT man Brenden Aaronson.
Jordan Henderson goal — Brentford 1-0 Leeds
The subs deliver for Brentford, as Mikkel Damsgaard spots Rico Henry and gives him a pretty pass.
Jordan Henderson gets the ball from Henry and snaps the ball toward the near post. It turns off Jaka Bijol to defy Kelleher.
Could be an own goal. Either way, 1-0 in the 71st.
More cagey play after Brentford subs
Rico Henry and Mikkel Damsgaard enter in for Aaron Hickey and Keane Lewis-Potter in the 61st.
Halftime — Brentford 0-0 Leeds United
A chance each followed the penalty reversal, but we’re still awaiting that something special.
Brentford have possessed well but Leeds have played well both in defense and on the counter.
Offside
No penalty for Brentford, as Ouattara is offside.
It was a borderline call on the foul, so there will be some perceived justice from Leeds fans.
But also it was 1/10th of Ouattara’s skull that was offside, so Brentford fans will hope that they timed up the pass correctly. What a rule!
Brentford penalty
Dango Ouattara’s run to a dangerous cross is halted by both Gudmundsson’s mark and the forward’s willingness to go to ground.
The decision will be on a razor-thin offside.
Big save against the run of play
Brentford had seized control of the match but it’s Leeds who get close to the opener.
Noah Okafor races down the left side of the pitch on a Leeds counter, and thumps a close-range shot that Caoimhin Kelleher keeps from the goal.
0-0 into the 30th minute.
Even early
A shot attempt each through 11 minutes, as Leeds have enjoyed a bit more of the ball.
Brentford vs Leeds preview — by Joe Prince-Wright
Keith Andrews has done extremely well in his first season in charge of Brentford but they are now hovering just above the relegation scrap after a disappointing few results. The Bees are just four points ahead of Leeds in the table.
As for Leeds and Daniel Farke, they have had a huge upturn in results with a win against Chelsea followed up with a draw against Liverpool. Leeds finally look more dangerous going forward and now they have to kick on.
Brentford lineup
Kelleher; Hickey, Van den Berg, Collins, Kayode; Henderson, Jensen, Janelt; Ouattara, Thiago, Lewis-Potter
Leeds lineup
Perri; Rodon, Bijol, Struijk; Bogle, Ampadu, Tanaka, Stach, Gudmundsson; Okafor, Calvert-Lewin
How to watch Brentford vs Leeds live, stream link and start time
Kick off time: 11:30am ET Sunday (December 14)
Venue: Gtech Community Stadium — Brentford, West London
TV Channel: USA
Streaming: Watch live on NBC.com
