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Max Wilkins

Sat 21 March 2026 21:58, UK Updated Sat 21 March 2026 22:14, UK

Leeds United and Brentford played out a hard-fought Premier League draw on Saturday.

The Whites still have the relegation battle in their rear-view mirror, and a point against Keith Andrews’ side may not be the worst thing.

Neither side truly looked like scoring, and a goalless encounter was probably fair as the points were eventually shared.

Moments of quality were hard to come by at Elland Road as both goalkeepers were left to their own devices for the most part.

It certainly wasn’t a classic between Leeds and Brentford as MOT Leeds News now rates each player’s performance out of 10.

Lukas Nmecha did nothing up front vs Brentford

It says a lot that there is almost nothing to say about the German after coming in alongside Dominic Calvert-Lewin as a front two.

He somehow lasted 69 minutes before being hooked by Farke, during which he registered just 26 touches of the ball and maintained a zero per cent success rate on crosses and dribbles.

His one shot on target came from range and left Caoimhin Kelleher with little but to stand still and make a pretty routine catch.

The lack of defensive work was hardly helped by his defensive work from the front as he failed to make a single block, clearance or interception before being taken off.

There have been recent calls for Nmecha to start more regularly for Leeds, but this outing was proof of the opposite opinion.

Jaka Bijol to the rescue for Leeds United

The game was massively tame, and the war was certainly won by the two defences in the end.

Bijol was arguably the best of the six centre-backs on the pitch, as he showed his ability with and without the ball.

The 27-year-old maintained a 78 per cent pass accuracy while also managing a staggering 18 defensive contributions for the home side.

That is only made the more impressive by a 100 per cent ground duel success rate, while totalling 13 wins across ground and aerial battles.

A stunning performance from the Slovenia international, proving just how good he is after his summer switch to LS11.

Leeds United player ratings vs Brentford

Karl Darlow – 5

James Justin – 5

Pascal Struijk – 6

Jaka Bijol – 7

Joe Rodon – 6

Jayden Bogle – 5

Ethan Ampadu – 6

Anton Stach – 5

Brenden Aaronson – 4

Dominic Calvert-Lewin – 4

Lukas Nmecha – 3

Substitutes

Ao Tanaka – 6

Noah Okafor – 4

Dan James – N/A