{"id":666873,"date":"2026-03-21T08:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T12:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=666873"},"modified":"2026-03-20T17:30:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T21:30:29","slug":"leeds-united-vs-brentford-team-news-and-predicted-lineups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2026\/03\/21\/leeds-united-vs-brentford-team-news-and-predicted-lineups\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeds United vs Brentford: Team News and Predicted Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last Word on Football brings you the latest team news and predicted lineups for Leeds United vs Brentford. After fighting hard to earn a draw against Crystal Palace with ten men, Leeds will be desperate to take all three points to increase their gap over the relegation zone<\/a>. At the other end of the table, Brentford could go level with Chelsea in sixth if they secure an away victory at Elland Road, showing just how impressive Keith Andrews\u2019 side have been this season.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Leeds United vs Brentford: Team News and Predicted Lineup for Huge Relegation Clash<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Date: Saturday 21st March 2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Venue: Elland Road<\/span><\/p>\n

Kick-off 20:00 GMT<\/span><\/p>\n

Last meeting: Brentford 1-1 Leeds United (December 2025, Premier League)<\/span><\/p>\n

Referee: Jarred Gillett<\/span><\/p>\n

Current Odds: Leeds 7\/5, Brentford 15\/8<\/span><\/p>\n

Leeds United Team News<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In his pre-match press conference<\/a>, Daniel Farke said that Noah Okafor will be available for selection again after returning to training this week.<\/span><\/p>\n

With Gabriel Gudmundsson suspended following his red card at Selhurst Park, the Leeds boss said James Justin is \u2018a natural replacement\u2019 to play at left-wing back against the Bees.<\/span><\/p>\n

About his side\u2019s prospects of Premier League survival, the German said there was ‘still work to do,’ and Leeds require ‘six to eight points’ to stay up.<\/span><\/p>\n

On Brentford, he added: \u201cThey have many threats and Thiago is in red-hot form. A really strong midfield, they are physical and their centre-backs can score too.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt will be a difficult game. We need a pretty complex performance like always.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Brentford Team News<\/b><\/h3>\n

Keith Andrews said<\/a> key man Mikkel Damsgaard has ‘every chance to play’ after returning to training this week.<\/p>\n

Long-term absentees Rico Henry and Aaron Hickey both remain unavailable, with midfielders Vitaly Janelt and Josh Dasilva also not yet ready to return to the matchday squad.<\/p>\n

On Thiago’s recent form, which has seen him go just three goals behind Erling Haaland in the Golden Boot race, he said: “He needs to keep striving and pushing hard. We will support him like we always have and hopefully he will keep scoring.”<\/p>\n

When asked about the Leeds game, he said his team were on a ‘really good run’ and are approaching the trip to Elland Road with a ‘quiet, calm confidence.’<\/p>\n

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Leeds United Predicted Lineup<\/strong><\/h3>\n

GK: Karl Darlow<\/span><\/p>\n

CB: Joe Rodon<\/span><\/p>\n

CB: Jaka Bijol<\/span><\/p>\n

CB: Pascal Struijk<\/span><\/p>\n

RWB: Jayden Bogle<\/span><\/p>\n

LWB: James Justin<\/span><\/p>\n

DM: Ethan Ampadu<\/span><\/p>\n

DM: Ilia Gruev<\/span><\/p>\n

AM: Brenden Aaronson<\/span><\/p>\n

AM: Anton Stach<\/span><\/p>\n

ST: Dominic Calvert-Lewin<\/span><\/p>\n

Brentford Predicted Lineup<\/strong><\/h3>\n

GK: Caoimhin Kelleher<\/span><\/p>\n

RB: Michael Kayode<\/span><\/p>\n

CB: Sepp van den Berg<\/span><\/p>\n

CB: Nathan Collins<\/span><\/p>\n

LB: Keane Lewis-Potter<\/span><\/p>\n

DM: Jordan Henderson<\/span><\/p>\n

DM: Mathias Jensen<\/span><\/p>\n

RW: Dango Outtara<\/span><\/p>\n

AM: Mikkel Damsgaard<\/span><\/p>\n

LW: Kevin Schade<\/span><\/p>\n

ST: Igor Thiago<\/span><\/p>\n

Featured Image Credit<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

SmartFrame – SportImage<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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