Week 21 brings us a match on Jan 22nd where Leeds United hosts Brentford at Elland Road in a clash of these two mismatched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 2 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Leeds United sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 5-2 win against Cardiff City. Degnand Gnonto struck first for Leeds United in the 1st minute on a feed from Rodrigo, then Rodrigo added another in the 34th minute on a feed from Jack Harrison. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, Brentford recorded a 2-0 shutout win against AFC Bournemouth. Ivan Toney struck first for Brentford in the 39th minute on a penalty shot, then Mathias Jensen added another in the 75th minute on a feed from Joshua Da Silva In the end, AFC Bournemouth was frustrated by Brentford’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Brentford ended the match with the shutout victory. Brentford should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
Leeds United and Brentford last played eachother at the Brentford Community Stadium on Sep 3rd. Brentford was victorious by a score of 5 to 2. Ivan Toney scored the first goal for Brentford in the 30th minute from the penalty spot, then Ivan Toney added another in the 43rd minute.
Ivan Toney has been the most prolific scorer on Brentford in the last five matches with 3 goals. For Leeds United, their top scorers are Patrick Bamford and Rodrigo, each having 3 goals in their last 5 matches
Leeds United will be without Luis Sinisterra, Stuart Dallas, Patrick Bamford and Adam Forshaw, while Aaron Hickey, Frank Onyeka and Pontus Jansson are unavailable to play for Brentford.