Leeds United are on the road this weekend, travelling to face Brentford FC on Saturday afternoon at the Gtech Community Stadium (3pm).
The Whites head back to West London after so memorably finishing the 2021/22 Premier League campaign there, taking all three points in the final few seconds to secure Premier League survival.
Jack Harrison scored the winner that day and the winger has began this season in fine form also and is currently joint top in the division for assists with three, after five matches have been played.
The Bees have had a productive start to the campaign themselves. Just the one loss in their opening five matches is a record matched by Leeds, whilst Saturday’s hosts only won once and drawing three of their other games.
Jesse Marsch’s side suffered defeat in their last away game, going down by the odd-goal against high-flying Brighton. Points were put back on the board during midweek, after a 1-1 draw with Everton at Elland Road.
Thomas Frank’s side currently sit 11th place in the table whilst Leeds are 7th, but with so little between all the clubs at this early part of the campaign, anything can change this coming weekend.
Top-scorer Rodrigo will be missing for Leeds after picking up a knock during midweek, whereas usual goal-threat Ivan Toney will be looking to add to his early season total of two-goals up to this point for the home side.
The game has not been selected for live television coverage within the UK. You can stay right here on leedsunited.com to follow updates throughout the 90 minutes, or listen to uninterrupted commentary on LUTV!
Fan information:
Fans who are driving to the match are recommended to pre-book their parking with the official Gtech Community Stadium off-site parking partner, “Brentford FC Parking”. Fans can book their parking now, by clicking here.
Manager/head coach:
Brentford: Thomas Frank
Leeds: Jesse Marsch
What has Jesse Marsch said, ahead of the match?
“Brentford have had a great start and great season last year. You have to talk about set-pieces and how affective they are, our preparation today was looking at set-plays on them and what we need to be good at on the day. We’re expecting a tough match, and again, you see there are some similarities between games we’ve played so far and a lot that is different.”
Head to head
Brentford: 12
Draws: 15
Leeds: 15
Top scorer:
Brentford: Toney, Da Silva (2)
Leeds: Rodrigo (4)
Team news
Jesse Marsch has confirmed that top-scorer Rodrigo could be missing for around a month, after his shoulder injury against Everton. Other than Stuart Dallas, everyone else is now back in first team training with the side.
For Brentford, Kristoffer Ajer is still deemed to not be fully fit, Ethan Pinnock remains on the sidelines and has been for a while. Sergi Canos and Pontus Jansson are doubts, so their involvement remains to be seen.
Officials
Referee - Robert Jones
Assistant Referee - Eddie Smart
Assistant Referee - James Mainwaring
Fourth Official - Keith Stroud
Video Assistant Referee - David Coote
Latest odds
Brentford: 23/20
Draw: 5/2
Leeds: 9/4
How to watch
The game has not been selected for live television within the UK. You can stay right here on leedsunited.com to follow updates throughout the 90 minutes, or listen to uninterrupted commentary on LUTV!
