Brentford 1-1 Leeds United: Report, result, goals as Calvert-Lewin earns visitors draw in Premier League

Report and goals from Brentford vs Leeds

Brentford 1-1 Leeds United: Report, result, goals as Calvert-Lewin earns visitors draw in Premier League

Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored in a fourth consecutive Premier League match to move Leeds United three points clear of the relegation zone with a draw at Brentford.

The Bees went ahead when Jordan Henderson scored his first goal for his new club in the 70th minute, striking via a post from Rico Henry’s lay-off to make the 35-year-old their oldest-ever scorer in the top flight.

Former Three Lions striker Calvert-Lewin headed in Wilfried Gnonto’s cross eight minutes from time, extending the Whites’ unbeaten run to three games with a second successive draw.

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Brentford vs Leeds: Calvert-Lewin goal denies Bees

In an often-scrappy game, the most notable event before the break was a lengthy Video Assistant Referee (VAR) check to rule out a penalty for Brentford.

Gabriel Gudmundsson was adjudged to have fouled Dango Ouattara, who was then ruled offside in a decision announced on-pitch by referee John Brooks following a three-minute delay.

Brentford are next in action away to Manchester City in the EFL Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday (19:30 GMT / 14:30 ET / 11:30 PT).

Leeds host Crystal Palace, who are currently fifth, on Saturday (20:00 GMT / 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT).

Brentford team vs Leeds

Brentford made four changes, introducing Aaron Hickey, Vitaly Janelt, Mathias Jensen and Keane Lewis-Potter for Kristoffer Ajer, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Mikkel Damsgaard and the suspended Kevin Schade.

On-loan Arsenal winger Reiss Nelson was out with a knock, as were midfielders Fabio Carvalho, Josh Dasilva and Antoni Milambo with knee injuries.

Keith Andrews’ side had lost each of their last two games 2-0 at Tottenham and Arsenal but were on a run of straight home victories against Burnley, Newcastle and Liverpool.

Brentford starting XI: Caoimhin Kelleher, Michael Kayode, Nathan Collins, Sepp van den Berg, Aaron Hickey, Dango Ouattara, Jordan Henderson, Mathias Jensen, Vitaly Janelt, Keane Lewis-Potter, Igor Thiago

Brentford substitutes: Hakon Valdimarsson, Rico Henry, Ethan Pinnock, Frank Onyeka, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Kristoffer Ajer, Mikkel Damsgaard, Myles Peart-Harris, Romelle Donovan

Leeds team vs Brentford

Midfielder Sean Longstaff (calf) and forward Lukas Nmecha (both hamstring) were out injured for Leeds, while winger Dan James was expected to be absent until at least February with a hamstring issue.

Manager Daniel Farke made one change, bringing in Ao Tanaka – scorer of their 96th-minute equaliser in their 3-3 draw at home to Liverpool eight days earlier – for Ilia Gruev.

Leeds had rallied in their bid to move clear of the relegation zone following a run of six defeats in seven games, beating Chelsea 3-1 at home before earning a last-gasp 3-3 draw against Liverpool at Elland Road on December 6.

Leeds United starting XI: Lucas Perri, Joe Rodon, Jaka Bijol, Pascal Struijk, Jayden Bogle, Ao Tanaka, Ethan Ampadu, Anton Stach, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Noah Okafor

Leeds substitutes: Karl Darlow, Joel Piroe, Brenden Aaronson, Jack Harrison, Sebastiaan Bornauw, James Justin, Sam Byram, Wilfried Gnonto, Ilia Gruev

Premier League results and fixtures this weekend

Arsenal beat Wolves 2-1 at home on Saturday courtesy of Yerson Mosquera’s 94th-minute own goal, winning after Chelsea earned their first victory in four games in all competitions with a 2-0 home defeat of Everton.

Mohamed Salah came off the bench as reigning champions Liverpool beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0, and Fulham ended a two-match losing run with victory at Burnley.

All fixtures start at 14:00 GMT unless stated otherwise.

Saturday, December 13

Chelsea 2-0 Everton

Liverpool 2-0 Brighton

Burnley 2-3 Fulham

Arsenal 2-1 Wolves

Sunday, December 14

Palace 0-3 Man City

Nottingham Forest 3-0 Tottenham

Sunderland 1-0 Newcastle

West Ham 2-3 Aston Villa

Brentford 1-1 Leeds United

Monday, December 15

Manchester United vs Bournemouth (20:00)