Dominic Calvert-Lewin on target again as Leeds rescue late point at Brentford

Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored for a fourth-consecutive match to end Leeds’ away-day blues with a 1-1 Premier League draw at Brentford.

Daniel Farke’s men had lost their previous four away matches in the league and looked set for another when Jordan Henderson’s deflected 70th-minute effort put the hosts ahead.

It was arguably against the run of play, but Calvert-Lewin headed home with eight minutes left at Gtech Community Stadium to extend Leeds’ unbeaten run to three matches after a battling display on the road.

Leeds momentarily dropped into the relegation zone earlier in the afternoon until Aston Villa produced a comeback win at West Ham but Nottingham Forest’s victory over Tottenham dropped the visitors down to 17th at kick-off.

Brentford, with Mikkel Damsgaard surprisingly on the bench, started well and captain Nathan Collins headed over inside two minutes, but the importance of the fixture produced a safety-first approach during a dull opening in west London.

Visiting attacker Noah Okafor attempted to change that with a fine run and shot able to test Caoimhin Kelleher for the first time in the 28th minute.

Four minutes later and Okafor raced past Vitaly Janelt before he attempted to set up Jayden Bogle for a tap-in, but Kelleher crucially stuck out a boot to intervene.

Leeds looked the more likely to make the breakthrough at this point only for referee John Brooks to award Brentford a penalty after 34 minutes.

Dango Ouattara went down after a slight pull by Gabriel Gudmundson, but after a four-minute VAR check, the winger was eventually penalised for offside.

Chants against VAR followed before Keane Lewis-Potter produced a flashing effort that Leeds goalkeeper Lucas Perri was equal to and Okafor hooked over on the