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All credit to Will Unwin of The Guardian who has been at Elland Road and managed to eke out a match report of nearly 700 words about this game.<\/p>\n
Here that is, for your Saturday evening reading pleasure. I\u2019d love to say I really enjoyed live-blogging it, but hey, you cannot win them all. And there weren\u2019t many winners from this game. Until next time!<\/p>\n
Share<\/a><\/p>\n How the table now looks after Saturday\u2019s fixtures.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Here\u2019s some reaction from Nelson Calvinho on email:<\/p>\n double quotation markKeith Andrews has been doing an incredible job this season… But he has to improve quickly how he impacts games from the bench. Recently Brentford have been having poor second halves and Keith is too reactive, using the bench very late in the game. It\u2019s happening again. Schade should have been brought [off] much earlier and Henderson is, in my opinion, not doing great either.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n So Leeds have now gone nearly seven hours of Premier League<\/a> football without finding the net, a concerning sequence which is reflected in their dip towards the relegation zone, points-wise. Spurs, Forest and West Ham all play tomorrow, each believing they can cut the gap to Daniel Farke\u2019s men.<\/p>\n Brentford go seventh, level on points with Everton, and just two behind Chelsea.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s see what (if any) reaction there is to that game.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>FT: Leeds 0-0 Brentford<\/p>\n That\u2019s it. The two teams cancel each other out for a truly forgettable goalless draw.<\/p>\n The game finished with a Brentford<\/a> free-kick, which was fired straight into the Leeds wall by Lewis-Potter. It smacked Bijol fiercely in the face, and he had to trot off, but there was barely any time remaining anyway.<\/p>\n A game for the purists? Even they may have struggled to enjoy that one.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 90 mins +3: It\u2019s Leeds camped out in Brentford\u2019s half pushing for a winner in added time, with the visitors happy to wait and break when the time comes. Another Brentford<\/a> player has gone down with cramp, Pinnock I think.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 90 mins+1: A great defensive header from Igor Thiago denies Rodon, who was sneaking around the back post.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n As we head into added time, Leeds win a free-kick on the edge of the box. Silly play from Lewis-Potter to just barge Dan James to the floor.<\/p>\n There will be five added minutes, probably a bit more as KLP is still down getting treatment for cramp.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 88 mins: Leeds are looking the more likely to nick it. James has brought pace on the right wing and there\u2019s finally some urgency about the home team.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 87 mins: Now Calvert-Lewin has taken a bang on the head and has stayed down. All these delays are going to mean a big ol\u2019 chunk of added time, which I\u2019m not sure anyone needs at the end of this game \u2026<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 86 mins: An over-hit cross from Bogle flies into touch, summing it all up.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not saying that there\u2019s nothing about this match to engage the mind,\u201d writes K\u00e1ri Tulinius on email\u2026 \u201cBut mine has been recalling great managerial hair matchups I\u2019ve seen. Aliou Ciss\u00e9 vs Jos\u00e9 P\u00e9kerman at the 2018 World Cup comes to mind, the former with glorious locks down to his shoulders, and the latter rocking a 70s war reporter\u2019s barnet.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 83 mins: James for Struijk, then, is the Leeds change.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 82 mins: Calvert-Lewin, fresh from his England call-up, has not had a kick. Brentford<\/a> have marked him out of the game. Daniel James is being readied by the Leeds staff, as Struijk goes down after taking a bash from Thiago.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 80 mins: Ooh, Tanaka nearly makes a horrible mistake to let the ball drop for Thiago, but fortunately for him it evades the Brentford<\/a> striker.<\/p>\n It still gives Kayode a long throw opportunity, mind, but Van den Berg\u2019s header is held by Darlow.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a017.41 EDT<\/p>\n 79 mins: Goodness me that\u2019s poor from Brentford<\/a>. A poorly-hit cross is poorly controlled as Thiago lets it go through. Andrews looks less than impressed.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 77 mins: Leeds are pushing a bit more now. But as it stands the best bit of live blogging this game will be the triangle of Toblerone I had with a half-time brew.<\/p>\n Ouattara is on for Schade.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 75 mins: The next corner is glanced on by Struijk\u2019s head\u2026 and goes beyond the far post. Somebody needed to gamble on that second ball, but nobody did.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 74 mins: Bogle, who has been Leeds\u2019 brightest spark, goes on a dash down the right again, feeding the overlapping Stach, whose cross is blocked for a corner. Is this the chance? It\u2019s nodded away yet agin by Brentford\u2026 Tanaka hits a long ranger to force another corner.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 72 mins: Any hope I had that the quality might improve in the second half has been unfounded.<\/p>\n Are both teams actually content with a point apiece given their respective aims? It seems the case.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n An email from Justin Kavanagh: \u201cThe Leeds shirts tonight bear the message Wings for Life: Daniel Farke would do well to take the advice and throw on the wide men.\u201d<\/p>\n Very good, Justin.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 69 mins: Leeds are bringing on Okafor and Tanaka. They\u2019re both good technicians so let\u2019s see if either can bring that bit of quality the hosts have lacked so far.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 68 mins: A dreadfully heavy touch from Igor Thiago lets Brentford<\/a> down when a chance to counter seemed to be on the cards.<\/p>\n Replays suggest that non-handball was nothing close to a handball.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 66 mins: Handball, handball, handball \u2013 that\u2019s the scream from the Leeds fans and players after what did not seem like a handball whatsoever.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Our very own Will Unwin has just said this over on BlueSky:<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m very close to including the story of seeing Karl Darlow do the conga on holiday in my report.\u201d<\/p>\n Something to watch out for later.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 63 mins: For the second time this half, Brentford<\/a> have been denied what seemed a fairly obvious corner, the ball hitting Calvert-Lewin on both occasions. No dice, the officials say goal-kick.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 62 mins: Sensational play from Kayode. He turns on the afterburners to sprint to the ball, keep it in play and then sneak beyond James Justin to generate a half-chance for Brentford<\/a>.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 61 mins: A couple of Leeds players go on the charge down the left, albeit with no good cross at the end of it all. First Stach tries his luck, and then Ampadu, both seeing their cutbacks blocked and cleared by a Brentford<\/a> player.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 59 mins: Leeds have not scored a Premier League<\/a> goal since 21 February, that\u2019s around six hours of football.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n How long before Leeds usher on their more attacking wide players, the likes of Daniel James and Willy Gnonto?<\/p>\n It actually looks like Brentford<\/a> are mulling over a move from the substitutes\u2019 bench first. Surely Dango Ouattara has to play some part tonight.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 57 mins: Aaronson wins a foul from Schade. The German protests his innocence but it was a clear haul-down and the home fans wanted him booked. Gillett resists the temptation.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 55 mins: Leeds are getting a bit more joy from their pressing, which seems a bit more co-ordinated and fierce than it had been in the first half.<\/p>\n Ampadu hoys in a long throw, and a melee ends with Justin hitting a volley, which Kelleher scrambles to collect after a deflection.<\/p>\n Ampadu then gets an opportunity himself a bit later, but it\u2019s straight down Kelleher\u2019s throat.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a017.16 EDT<\/p>\n 53 mins: Finally the home fans twitch into life, generating some noise to get their side going. Can the players respond in kind?<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n An email has landed from Joe Pearson:<\/p>\n double quotation markAs someone who occasionally has a bout of insomnia, it certainly worked for me. Slept through the entire first half.<\/p>\n Zzzzzzzz \u2026<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 50 mins: Even the customary behind-the-goal jibe of \u2018you\u2019re shit aaah\u2019 was lacklustre from the Leeds fans. Has everyone had too many Horlicks before this game, or something? Wake up guys, it\u2019s the Premier League!<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 48 mins: Both sides still appear lethargic. It\u2019s not like they had European exploits in midweek or anything, so I\u2019m at a loss to explain it.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 47 mins: It\u2019s in both teams\u2019 interests to offer a lot more in this second half, so let\u2019s hope for an absolute rip-roarer \u2026 Jensen does steal in down the left for Brentford<\/a> but he takes too long and allows the angle to narrow before firing into the side-netting.<\/p>\n That was a bit of a chance you know.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Second half: We\u2019re back under way.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Read about today\u2019s action elsewhere in the Premier League<\/a> during the break.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n An xG of 0.25 played one of 0.11 in that first half. So we got a third of a goal\u2019s worth of chances between the two teams in 45 minutes.<\/p>\n Neither goalkeeper has been troubled, despite them making two saves apiece.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n HT: 0-0.<\/p>\n Brentford played the better stuff early in the half, before Leeds improved to impress a little more as the half went on, but neither team should be particularly happy with their showing so far. The defences have done their job, to be fair, but we\u2019re going to need more attacking thrust to provide some Saturday night entertainment.<\/p>\n I\u2019ll be back after a quick cuppa.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 45 mins+2: The camera has just lingered on Farke for a while and he cuts a frustrated figure. Surely Leeds cannot be content with this scoreline? Half-time feels like an opportunity for the German to get his troops super-motivated.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Unfortunately the officials have seen fit to add four minutes onto the end of this turgid first half.<\/p>\n It\u2019s not quite the cure for insomnia but it\u2019s not been a classic, lads.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 43 mins: Referee Gillett has written Bogle\u2019s name down in his book after a tackle from behind by the Leeds wing-back. Again, that was far from necessary.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 41 mins: Sarcastic cheers greet the awarding of a Leeds free-kick.<\/p>\n No sign of any genuine cheers from the home fans at the moment, mainly because their side can\u2019t get near enough to the Brentford<\/a> goal.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 39 mins: A tame Pinnock header doesn\u2019t trouble Darlow, as Leeds try now to maintain their grip on this game, having fared a lot better in the past 10 minutes or so.<\/p>\n Can they find a breakthrough before half-time?<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 38 mins: Struijk earns the game\u2019s first booking for a wholly unnecessary barge tackle.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 37 mins: Brentford<\/a> don\u2019t have an embarrassment of riches on the bench to replace Henderson. In fact, they have no senior central midfielders aside from the starting trio. Dango Ouattara is an attacking option on the bench, but it looks like Henderson will continue in any case.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 36 mins: It looks like Henderson jarred a knee or something in a challenge with Aaronson. He\u2019s getting treatment now.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 34 mins: Aaronson shows some tidy feet to get Leeds on the move forward, but their end product is lacking so far. Nmecha does get a shot away but Kelleher is equal to it.<\/p>\n Henderson is down on the haunches with an injury. He looks in a bit of pain.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 32 mins: The ball has just changed hands about six times in the space of 30 seconds. Brenden Aaronson lost it three times, before helping to win it back. It\u2019s been that sort of game. They\u2019re cancelling each other out at the minute.<\/p>\n