Premier League: Relegation battling Leeds United snatch a point with Bamford’s late equaliser in 2-2 draw against Premier League new boys Brentford – Leeds United’s returning striker Patrick Bamford struck in added time as they snatched a 2-2 Premier League draw against Brentford in a high-intensity match at Elland Road on Sunday.
Making his return from an ankle injury, substitute Bamford fired the ball into the net off the crossbar following a corner after Brentford’s Sergi Canos and Shandon Baptiste scored to give the visitors a 2-1 lead.
𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: The game ends 2-2 at Elland Road, with Patrick Bamford grabbing a last minute equaliser pic.twitter.com/Ev3TA2Is04
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Canos collected a pass from Bryan Mbeumo and smashed the ball past Leeds goalkeeper Illan Meslier in the 61st minute, shortly after midfielder Baptiste opened his account for Brentford with a controlled strike.
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Premier League: Relegation battling Leeds United snatch a point with Bamford’s late equaliser in 2-2 draw against Premier League new boys Brentford
Earlier, Leeds striker Tyler Roberts netted his first of the campaign, meeting Raphinha’s whipped cross with a sliding finish to give Alvaro Fernandez no chance in the Brentford goal.
Leeds lost captain Liam Cooper to a hamstring injury in the 15th minute while Kalvin Phillips was substituted after sustaining a calf problem after the break, and hosts struggled to cope with their absence.
Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds were denied a second league win this week following Tuesday’s 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace while Brentford, who began the season well after winning promotion, missed out on a second victory in eight games.
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Premier League: Relegation battling Leeds United snatch a point with Bamford’s late equaliser in 2-2 draw against Premier League new boys Brentford
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