Brentford 1 Leeds United 2
What was all the fuss about? Leeds are staying up, Jessie Marsch mission accomplished. “Leeds are falling apart . . . again,” came the Brentford taunt. But it proved not to be a premonition. They did it the hard way, the day started with their fate in others’ hands, but a madcap victory against nine-man Brentford secured Leeds’s Premier League status.
Midway through the second half, Raphinha’s penalty meant, with Newcastle two to the good at Burnley, a three-goal swing was required. And relax? Absolutely not: Burnley halved the deficit and substitute Sergio Canos levelled for Brentford.
Two minutes later, the Spaniard was departing having been shown a pair of quickfire yellow cards. Kristoffer Ajer had previously limped off, and in the dying embers, Jack Harrison spark …
- May 23, 2022
