Leeds 0 Brentford 0: Bees defend well to earn point at Elland Road

Leeds 0 Brentford 0: Bees defend well to earn point at Elland Road Brentford defended well at Elland Road to secure a 0-0 draw against Leeds United on Saturday night. There were very few chances in Yorkshire, but it was a point that saw the Bees end the night seventh in the Premier League heading into a three-week break. Keith Andrews made two changes for the game, with Ethan Pinnock making his first start since December 2025 and Yehor Yarmoliuk also coming in from the off.

Mikkel Damsgaard and Dango Ouattara are the players they replaced, with the former unavailable and the latter on the bench. Before the game, there was a minute of applause for Chris Loftus and Kevin Speight, who were killed in Istanbul on the eve of Leeds' UEFA Cup semi-final tie against Galatasaray in April 2000. The first shot of the encounter came on 17 minutes, when Michael Kayode 's long throw was aimed into the six-yard box and flicked towards goal by Nathan Collins .

It was never really troubling goalkeeper Karl Darlow, who caught the ball comfortably. Leeds had a chance of their own shortly after, when Jayden Bogle's deflected cross looked like it was falling to Caoimhín Kelleher , but Dominic Calvert-Lewin out-jumped him and headed goalwards. Kayode was there to head it partially away, before it was cleared fully by his team-mate.

Both sides had half-chances before the break, which included an Igor Thiago shot that went wide and a Pinnock header into the gloves of Darlow, but nothing could break the deadlock. Just a minute into the second half, an Anton Stach shot was blocked at one end, before the visitors had a good opportunity at the other end. Thiago nodded it on to Mathias Jensen , who looked to run into the space ahead of him in the final third; the midfielder took a slightly heavy touch and shot from a tight angle, which hit the side netting.