Marsch: Leeds never stopped believing in survival fight

Leeds head coach Jesse Marsch praised his squad's belief after they avoided relegation from the Premier League after a 2-1 win over Brentford.

The Yorkshire club took the lead at the Brentford Community Stadium when Raphinha lashed in a penalty after he had been fouled by David Raya, but though Sergi Canos levelled with a cushioned header, Jack Harrison's 94th-minute drive sealed their first win in west London since 1950.

Marsch's men had needed to better Burnley's result at home to Newcastle to stand any chance of survival and after Callum Wilson's double saw Newcastle to a 2-1 win at Turf Moor, their place in the top flight for next season was confirmed.

Brentford ended the game with nine men, following an injury to Kristoffer Ajer after Thomas Frank had made all three substitutions, before Canos was dismissed after two quickfire bookings.

"It was a hot day - not easy for either team," he told Sky Sports.

"We got the lead, which was important and I thought the start was really good. When we were up two men we still didn't want to leave it up to fate, we tried to push the winner to secure our fate. This group has been able to dig deep in injury time and find goals and the character is clear and it's a privilege to work with these guys.

"We talked about how to play in the heat, how to manage the game, how to stay focussed for every moment. It was weird that we gave up a goal when we went up a man.

"We tried to update the players on the Burnley score but the focus on us was most important. It's hard to concentrate and be connected for 90 minutes on days like this but this is typical of our group - they never stop believing and it's a credit to our mentality.

"It wasn't easy to manage and I was trying to think of ways to