Leeds United host Brentford at Elland Road on Sunday in Daniel Farke’s first home Premier League game of the new season, with both sides chasing a third straight win.
Harry Wilson has scored four Premier League goals against Brentford — his joint-most against any single opponent in the competition — having also scored three against them in the Championship during a loan spell at Derby County in 2018-19.
Leeds have won each of their last three Premier League opening fixtures and go into Sunday having beaten Nottingham Forest twice in a week, in the league and then in the Carabao Cup. Brentford have made an even more emphatic start under Keith Andrews, thrashing Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 before putting six past Birmingham City in the League Cup, extending their unbeaten run to four matches. The visitors are also unbeaten in four meetings with Leeds, though they have won only once in that sequence, with the two most recent meetings both finishing goalless or level.
Leeds vs Brentford – Match preview and team news
Date: Sunday, 30 August 2026
Kick-off: 14:00 BST
Venue: Elland Road
Referee: Tony Harrington
VAR: Neil Davies
Last meeting: Leeds United 0-0 Brentford, 21 March 2026, Premier League
Team news
Leeds United
Mateo Joseph (knee) and Ilia Gruev (knee) remain unavailable. Gabriel Gudmundsson and Wilfried Gnonto are doubts after returning to full training this week following separate thigh injuries, with Farke saying it’s “definitely good news” but that the club must “wait how their body reacts.” There’s no reason for Farke to change a winning team otherwise, with Ethan Ampadu expected to continue alongside Anton Stach in midfield.
Brentford
Sepp van den Berg (groin) and Antoni Milambo (knee) are the only confirmed absentees, with Andrews reporting no fresh injury concerns. Yegor Yarmoliuk is a doubt through lack of match fitness. New signing El Hadji Malick Diouf, a £40m arrival from West Ham United this week, is in line to make his debut at left-back.
Form
Leeds United
Farke’s side have won each of their opening two matches without conceding, though their performances have been functional rather than fluent — Anton Stach’s 88th-minute free-kick separated them from Nottingham Forest on the opening weekend. The manager has called Brentford the standout team of the season’s early weeks and is wary of any complacency creeping in.
Brentford
Andrews’ side have scored nine goals in two competitive matches, with Mamadou Sangare looking like one of the bargains of the summer following his arrival. Igor Thiago’s threat in behind Dango Ouattara and Kevin Schade will be central to Brentford’s approach, with only Erling Haaland managing more Premier League away goals than the Brazilian last season.
Predicted lineups
Leeds United predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Trafford; Rodon, Bijol, Muharemović; Bogle, Stach, Ampadu, Justin; Wilson, Aaronson; Calvert-Lewin
Brentford predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Kelleher; Kayode, Ajer, Collins, Diouf; Janelt, Sangaré; Ouattara, Jensen, Schade; Thiago
How to watch Leeds vs Brentford?
The match will be broadcast live in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports Premier League, with BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2 providing commentary.
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