Leeds United came from behind to share the points with Brentford at Elland Road as Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s late tap-in cancelled out Kevin Schade’s first-half strike. Keith Andrews’ side were the better team before the break, using pace and aggression to quieten the home crowd. New signing Mamadou Sangaré impressed in midfield as the visitors repeatedly threatened James Trafford’s goal. Four minutes before half-time Schade glanced home from a Keane Lewis-Potter cross to give Brentford a deserved lead. Daniel Farke would have been relieved to reach the interval only one goal down.

Farke changed shape at the break, introducing Ao Tanaka for Jaka Bijol and Harry Wilson for Brenden Aaronson. Leeds were sharper from the restart. A back-post delivery found Noah Okafor, whose curling effort was cleared off the line by Kristoffer Ajer. Mikkel Damsgaard then went close for the visitors, firing over after latching onto a looping ball. As the second half wore on Leeds gained a foothold and Elland Road found its voice. Jayden Bogle’s raking cross-field pass released James Justin, whose fierce low drive was well saved by Caoimhín Kelleher.

Substitutes Lukas Nmecha and Daniel James added energy; James was crowded out on the edge of the box, then dragged a deft chip just wide after a clever Nmecha flick. The equaliser arrived with just over ten minutes remaining. Captain Ethan Ampadu whipped a dangerous ball across the face of goal. Nmecha took a touch to evade his marker and squared for Calvert-Lewin, who bundled home from close range. Moments later Trafford produced a fine diving save to claw Igor Thiago’s close-range header off the line; the rebound was poked wide. The 1-1 draw leaves both sides unbeaten after two Premier League games, each with four points.

	Line Up		Nat	Match Events
	1	Trafford, James Goalkeeper			7.7
	2	Bogle, Jayden Defender			6.4
	24	Justin, James Defender			5.9
	5	Muharemović, Tarik Defender			7.5
	6	Rodon, Joe Defender			7.1
	15	Bijol, Jaka Defender			5.5
	4	Ampadu, Ethan Midfielder			6.4
	18	Stach, Anton Midfielder			★6.8
	19	Okafor, Noah Midfielder			6.3
	11	Aaronson, Brenden Midfielder			4.9
	9	Calvert-Lewin, Dominic Forward			6.6
	Subs		Nat	Match Events
	21	Cairns, Alex Goalkeeper		Unused Sub
	3	Gudmundsson, Gabriel Defender		Unused Sub
	30	Elvedi, Nico Defender			6.3
	8	Longstaff, Sean Midfielder		Unused Sub
	22	Tanaka, Ao Midfielder			7.2
	29	Gnonto, Wilfried Midfielder		Unused Sub
	7	James, Daniel Midfielder			6.0
	10	Wilson, Harry Midfielder			6.4
	14	Nmecha, Lukas Forward			7.3