Nottm Forest vs Leeds United

Brennan Johnson's sweet first-half strike nabbed three points for Forest in a relegation six-pointer that Leeds largely dominated.

Williams tries to clear but only heads it into the path of Gnonto, who has space to advance on goal after the two Forest defenders went for the same ball. Leeds have a free kick that is lofted into the danger area from the Forest right. Surridge is on the move down the hosts’ left wing, and the Leeds goalie Meslier comes rushing out of goal to clear, but the Forest man was offside anyway. That looked completely “village” from Bamford but to be fair the ball took a little nick off a Forest leg on its way to him, so it was a difficult one to control. 51 min: Boly goes in the book for another cynical foul, a trip on Adams of Leeds. 53 min: Williams sprints into space down the middle and almost through on goal for Forest. The ball drops to Summerville on the edge of the box. 65 min: Now Gnonto loses the ball and Struijk soon fouls Johnson, who is haring through into space on the Forest right around halfway. But can Leeds snatch the goal, and the point, they they so clearly deserve? 77 min: Surridge threatens again on the left as Forest look to hit on the break. 84 min: Forest continue to keep their shape and keep Leeds at bay. And we got the three points in the end.

Brennan Johnson scores the only goal as Nottingham Forest beat Leeds to move six points clear of the Premier League relegation places.

- Shots - Possession - 29,363 - Attendance: - Referee: - 49Fernández - 26McKenna - 12Navas I have to take responsibility on that and I do." "It's hard for me to accept and it's frustrating. Gnonto squared for Sinisterra, who leaned back and blazed his shot over the bar. "We're building an identity, we're building a team.

Defeat at the City Ground. Premier League. Nottingham Forest 1 (Johnson 13'). Leeds United 0. Forest: Navas (GK), Mangala (Aurier ...

A final chance in a half that hadn’t seen many, fell to Leeds. With around 25 minutes remaining there was no change on the scoreline, but further changes came from the bench. Along with the new-signing, we saw a return from injury for Crysencio Summerville as he replaced Sinisterra. From an in swinging free-kick, the ball fell to Johnson on the edge and he struck a powerful first time volley into the bottom corner. Again, looking for an equaliser in the match, it was Gnonto causing problems as he created another good opening. The winger burst into the box and carved out an opening, only to see his left-footed strike denied by debutant Keylor Navas in the Forest goal.

Latest Nottingham Forest news from NottinghamshireLive as Reds beat Leeds United 1-0 in Premier League clash.

Rating: 7.5/10 Sam Surridge (for Wood, 74mins): So close to getting on the scoresheet. Cool on the ball when the hosts were on the back foot. [Premier League](https://www.nottinghampost.com/all-about/barclays-premier-league) goal of the season. Got a huge roar from the crowd when he went straight in with a challenge. In great form at the moment. Willy Boly: A colossus at the back, with the Reds under the cosh for much of the game. Had some promising moments after the break, when he moved to the left wing. [City Ground](https://www.nottinghampost.com/all-about/city-ground). A one-man road-block in the first 45 minutes, when he single-handedly kept his team in front. Gibbs-White and Neco Williams had opportunities to increase Forest’s lead after the interval, while substitute Sam Surridge wasn’t far away as the clock ticked towards the final 10 minutes. Gibbs-White had a shot blocked soon after, but the hosts spent much of the first half on the back foot.

Latest Nottingham Forest news from NottinghamshireLive as Graeme Souness talks about the result against Leeds United.

A lot of strikers get into that position and smash but you see the technique - he keeps his eye on the ball. The way he keeps his head down and over the ball. It was a "great" result for Forest, he said, with the Reds now back up to 13th in the league table. "They dug in, held on. The quality wasn't there when it mattered. The win has left Leeds supporters furious, demanding their manager Jesse Marsch be relieved of his duties as they hover above the

By John Percy at the City Ground. Nottingham Forest have waited for over two decades to stage Premier League football and the City Ground is becoming their ...

Marsch was getting increasingly frustrated in the technical area. I loved his composure and his decision-making, all he’s shown since coming here is a desire to jump on board. “Internally, we have belief here and the players are all in. I have to turn the good things into results or we find ourselves in a stressful situation. “He was brilliant in the first-half, and he deserves all the credit for the saves. It was at the start of November when Leeds last won in the league and they are only outside the relegation zone on goal difference.

Navas was in fine form as the Reds held on to beat Leeds 1-0, after Brennan Johnson scored an early goal in the game on Sunday afternoon. The stopper was signed ...

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