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- 34′Leeds, substitution:off
- 41′Brentford, goal:0–1assist
- Half-time0 – 1
- 46′Leeds, substitution:off
- 46′Leeds, substitution:off
- 61′Brentford, substitution:off
- 68′Leeds, substitution:off
- 69′Leeds, substitution:off
- 69′Brentford, substitution:off
- 74′Brentford, yellow card:Foul
- 76′Brentford, yellow card:Argument
- 79′Leeds, goal:1–1assist
- 88′Brentford, substitution:off
- 88′Brentford, substitution:off
- 88′Brentford, substitution:off
- 90+3′Brentford, yellow card:Off the ball foul
- Full-time1 – 1
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Calvert-Lewin salvages point for Leeds against Brentford
Leeds and Brentford shared the points in a 1-1 draw in the Premier League at Elland Road, with Daniel Farke's side fighting back from behind against Keith Andrews's visitors in matchday two of the Regular Season.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Brentford broke the deadlock in first-half stoppage time when Kevin Schade converted from Keane Lewis-Potter's assist, sending the away side in ahead at half-time with the score at 0-1. Leeds pushed for an equaliser after the break and got their reward in the 79th minute, Dominic Calvert-Lewin finishing off a Lukas Nmecha assist to level the score at 1-1, which is how it finished.
Brentford saw more of the ball and posed the greater attacking threat by volume, registering 22 shots to Leeds's 12 and five on target compared with two, despite Leeds edging possession only marginally less at 47 percent to 53. The visitors also picked up three yellow cards to Leeds's none as fouls mounted on their side of the ledger.
Tarik Muharemović was the top-rated performer on the pitch with a 7.9 rating despite not registering a goal or assist, while Schade's goal earned him a 7.3 mark for Brentford.
Brentford's 22 shots to Leeds's 12 underlined how much more direct and threatening the visitors were in attack despite finishing level.
Leeds and Brentford drew 1–1 (half-time 0–1).
Leeds met Brentford in the Premier League (Regular Season - 2). Kick-off was Sunday, 30 August 2026, 13:00 UTC at Elland Road. Referee: Tony Harrington.
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Key moments
- 41' Goal: Kevin Schade (assist: Keane Lewis-Potter) — 0–1 · Watch Kevin Schade's goal video (41')
- 79' Goal: Dominic Calvert-Lewin (assist: Lukas Nmecha) — 1–1 · Watch Dominic Calvert-Lewin's goal video (79')
Starting line-ups
Leeds (3-4-2-1)
Brentford (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Leeds 36%, the draw 32%, Brentford 32%. It finished Leeds 1–1 Brentford.
Home ground outweighs Brentford's rating edge — Brentford are the stronger side on our strength rating, but home ground gives Leeds the lean. The draw at 32% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Leeds at 36%?
Home ground, against the rating. Brentford sit 78 points higher on our strength rating — 1886 to 1964. Sides with a 50–100-point rating edge on the road won 32.9% of 10,561 such games.
Why only 36%?
Because Brentford are the stronger side on our strength rating. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Leeds's column. Across 10,823 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why is the draw second, level with the Brentford win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 28.3%. These teams' recent games average 2.6 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,699. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw. The goals environment adds 1.5 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Leeds have gained 92 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 41.4% of 12,267 such games vs 40.7% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Brentford are winless in their last 8 visits to Leeds. "Cursed ground" stories don't survive the receipts: winless visitors won 20.4% of 5,648 return visits vs 21.4% class-expected — the rating's own read already covers it.
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About this match
On this page: the Leeds vs Brentford final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Premier League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Kevin Schade's goal against Leeds (41').
- Watch Dominic Calvert-Lewin's goal against Brentford (79').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Leeds 1–1 Brentford. Explore more on the Leeds and Brentford team pages or the Premier League page.