Leeds United Form
In the previous round, Leeds United travelled to face Crystal Palace and managed to earn a draw (0:0). However, before that, the club lost at home by the same 0:1 scoreline to Manchester City and Sunderland. In three consecutive Premier League matches, Leeds United have failed to score since September last year. Overall, the team are on a five-match winless run in the league (three draws and two defeats). The club remain in an unsafe area near the bottom three – just three points clear.
- In their last 13 Premier League matches, the team have claimed only two wins (seven draws and four defeats).
- Leeds United have scored no more than one goal in seven of their previous nine league games.
- The club have failed to score in the first half in five of their last six home Premier League matches.
Potential Leeds United Lineup (3-4-1-2)*
Karl Darlow – Joe Rodon, Jaka Bijol, Pascal Struijk – Anton Stach, Gabriel Gudmundsson, James Justin, Ethan Ampadu – Brenden Aaronson – Lukas Nmecha, Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
Forward Noah Okafor remains a doubt due to injury. Defender Gabriel Gudmundsson is unavailable due to suspension.
Brentford Form
The London side have gone three league matches without defeat. After a thriller against Burnley, which they won 4:3, they followed up with draws against Bournemouth (0:0) and Wolverhampton Wanderers (2:2). In addition, it is worth noting that the club have suffered just one defeat in their last seven Premier League matches (three wins and three draws). Brentford currently sit seventh, a position that is very likely to be enough for European qualification. Meanwhile, fifth place – which, as in this season, would secure a Champions League spot – is only four points away.
- The team are unbeaten in four consecutive away Premier League matches (three wins and one draw).
- Brentford have conceded at least two goals in eight of their previous 11 away league matches.
- The club have not won the second half in nine straight matches (five draws and four defeats).
Potential Brentford Lineup (4-1-4-1)*
Hakon Rafn Valdimarsson – Keane Lewis-Potter, Nathan Collins, Sepp van den Berg, Michael Kayode – Jordan Henderson – Dango Ouattara, Mikkel Damsgaard, Mathias Jensen, Kevin Schade – Igor Thiago.
Midfielders Fabio Carvalho and Antoni Milambo are out for the rest of the season. Also sidelined with injuries are midfielders Vitaly Janelt and Joshua Dasilva, and defenders Aaron Hickey and Rico Henry.
Match Officials
Jarred Gillett (Australia)
Matches – 17 (the Premier League, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 64;
Yellow cards per match – 3.8;
Red cards shown – 1;
Fouls per match – 20;
Penalties – 24%.
* For each team, the starting XI from their previous match in this competition is listed.
