{"id":623149,"date":"2025-12-10T00:46:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T00:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/623149\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T00:46:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T00:46:16","slug":"gabby-agbonlahor-sets-lofty-target-for-leeds-united-after-chelsea-and-liverpool-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/623149\/","title":{"rendered":"Gabby Agbonlahor sets lofty target for Leeds United after Chelsea and Liverpool success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Former Premier League striker Gabby Agbonlahor has set an ambitious target for Leeds United after their recent successes against Chelsea and Liverpool. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Leeds United looked destined to slide deeper into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedsunited.news\/tag\/premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> relegation battle at the beginning of last week, as they faced a run of three difficult games. <\/p>\n<p>However, three creditable performances which yielded four points have eased the pressure on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedsunited.news\/tag\/daniel-farke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Farke<\/a> and his Leeds side ahead of the busy festive period. <\/p>\n<p>Leeds\u2019 displays against Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedsunited.news\/news\/jeff-stelling-and-gabby-agbonlahor-both-agree-on-whether-leeds-united-or-west-ham-will-be-relegated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">convinced Jeff Stelling and Gabby Agbonlahor<\/a> that the Whites will now survive this season. <\/p>\n<p>According to Agbonlahor, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedsunited.news\/tag\/leeds-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leeds<\/a> should now have their sights set on climbing the table, as they prepare for their next fixture against Brentford. <\/p>\n<p>           Prediction time \u2013 do Leeds get a result away at Brentford? <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">&#8220;We&#8217;re in London, aren&#8217;t we?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2248436995-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Daniel Farke managing Leeds United away to Manchester City\" class=\"wp-image-121180\" \/>Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt \u2013 AMA\/Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>   Gabby Agbonlahor sets Leeds United target for next three games<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dcL2qfPG7WY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">TalkSport<\/a>, Agbonlahor explained why Leeds should now be looking to climb the Premier League table. <\/p>\n<p>According to Agbonlahor, with an easier run of fixtures on the horizon, at least compared to their previous three games, Leeds should be looking to pick up points in the run-up to Christmas. <\/p>\n<p>MORE LEEDS UNITED STORIES<\/p>\n<p>Agbonlahor said: \u201cI remember speaking on here, myself and you, and we said, listen, the pressure\u2019s not on when you\u2019ve not been cut adrift. I remember you saying if you\u2019re six, seven, eight points cut adrift of 17th place, fair enough, then the pressure\u2019s on. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut Leeds have never been that. What\u2019s big for Leeds now is, you\u2019ve worked so hard against the top teams. Now, next, Brentford away. You win, you drag Brentford into it. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2249189927-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Daniel Farke celebrates after Leeds United defeat Chelsea\" class=\"wp-image-121359\" \/>Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt \u2013 AMA\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCrystal Palace at home. That\u2019s a game that you have to go and get something from. And then, Sunderland away. You bring Sunderland back into it if you get a win.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo they have to look at these three next games and say, can we get seven points from those games?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Leeds United will have to find a new approach to score v Brentford<\/p>\n<p>Leeds have found a new cutting edge from set pieces this season, with Farke\u2019s side scoring the third-most goals in the Premier League via this route, with eight, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/theanalyst.com\/competition\/premier-league\/stats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Opta<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>However, that approach may not be possible against Keith Andrews\u2019 Brentford side, as the Bees have a strong track record from set pieces. <\/p>\n<p>          Can Leeds end Brentford\u2019s set piece dominance this weekend? \ud83e\uddf1\ud83d\udc1d <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">The Bees have been strong at the back this season<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LUN-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic showing Brentford's defensive record against set pieces\" class=\"wp-image-121999\" \/>BRENTFORD, ENGLAND \u2013 NOVEMBER 29:   Brentford manager Keith Andrews applauds the fans at the final whistle  during the Premier League match between Brentford and Burnley at Brentford Community Stadium on November 29, 2025 in Brentford, England.<\/p>\n<p>Credit: David Horton \u2013 CameraSport via Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>The same data from Opta shows that Brentford have conceded just two goals from set pieces this season, the joint fewest in the Premier League, which equates to 11.11% of the goals they have conceded. <\/p>\n<p>Brentford\u2019s aerial strength is at the heart of this, as the Bees have won 52.1% of their aerial duels this season, the sixth-most in the competition.  <\/p>\n<p>  Join Our Newsletter <\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best Leeds content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former Premier League striker Gabby Agbonlahor has set an ambitious target for Leeds United after their recent successes&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":623150,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,393,15256,4884,1860,101,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-623149","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-gabby-agbonlahor","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-leeds","13":"tag-premier-league","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115692516372610634","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=623149"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623149\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/623150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=623149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=623149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=623149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}