Nottingham Forest vs. Leeds United – Football Match Report – February 5, 2023

Leeds United’s latest midfielder Weston McKennie got here off the bench late on to make his Premier League debut however couldn’t cease his facet from struggling a 1-0 defeat on the City Ground on Sunday.

Forest’s Brennan Johnson scored the winner but it surely was debutant goalkeeper Keylor Navas they needed to thank for the gritty dwelling victory.

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The 36-yr-outdated Costa Rican, signed on mortgage from Paris Saint-Germain till the tip of the season, pulled off a string of very good reflex saves to disclaim a Leeds facet who dominated possession, however couldn’t discover a well beyond him.

Forest took the lead in opposition to the run of play when Leeds defender Pascal Struijk fouled Johnson and he compounded the error by botching his headed clearance from the free kick, teeing up an opportunity for Johnson.

The Welsh ahead wanted no additional invitation, firing a rasping volley into the online to breaking the impasse along with his facet’s first effort heading in the right direction.

The guests might have levelled however Luis Sinisterra in some way blasted his effort excessive over the bar with the purpose at his mercy, and when Leeds managed to get efforts heading in the right direction Navas reacted well to maintain them out.

Despite spending a lot of a frenetic second half defending, Forest held on to increase their unbeaten run within the Premier League to 5 video games. They moved as much as thirteenth within the desk on 24 factors, six forward of Leeds who’re seventeenth.