- Coca-Cola Football League One
- 6th Mar 2010
- KO 15:00
- Ground: Elland Road
- Att: 25,445
Beckford spares Leeds’ blushes
Striker on target, but Whites drop more points
Jermaine Beckford’s 25th goal of the season and his first since the end of January rescued a point for Leeds in a 1-1 draw with Brentford.
Beckford struck from two yards, 13 minutes after Ben Strevens had stunned the home crowd by snatching a 59th-minute opening goal for Brentford.
Brentford’s best opportunity of the first half fell to the unmarked Sam Wood but Casper Ankergren was quick off his line to make a desperate save. Leeds finished the first half strongly, Beckford and Gary McSheffrey going close to breaking the deadlock.
But Brentford took a shock lead. Kevin O’Connor’s corner was helped on by Leon Legge to Charlie MacDonald. His shot was parried by Ankergren but Strevens forced the ball over the line from a few yards out.
Beckford had endured a frustrating afternoon until his 72nd-minute leveller. Robert Snodgrass’s cross from the right found McSheffrey beyond the far post and his deflected pass into the goalmouth was side-footed in by Beckford.
Leeds could have won it but substitute Lubo Michalik headed against a post in the 90th minute.
Teams lineups
| Cards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Casper Ankergren | ||
| Andy Hughes * | ||
| Patrick Kisnorbo | ||
| Aidan White ** | ||
| Leigh Bromby | ||
| Michael Doyle | ||
| Jonny Howson | ||
| Robert Snodgrass |  |
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| Jermaine Beckford | ||
| Luciano Becchio *** | ||
| Gary McSheffrey | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| Alan Martin | ||
| Lubomir Michalik * | ||
| Neil Kilkenny | ||
| Bradley Johnson ** | ||
| Max Gradel | ||
| Paul Dickov *** | ||
| Tresor Kandol | ||
| Cards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Wojciech Szczesny | ||
| Mark Phillips * | ||
| Ryan Dickson | ||
| Leon Legge | ||
| Tommy Smith | ||
| Kevin O’Connor | ||
| Toumani Diagouraga | ||
| Sam Wood | ||
| Charlie MacDonald | ||
| Ben Strevens *** | ||
| Myles Weston ** | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| Lewis Price | ||
| Danny Foster * | ||
| David Hunt | ||
| Marcus Bean ** | ||
| Lionel Ainsworth | ||
| Carl Cort *** | ||
| Sam Saunders | ||