{"id":629430,"date":"2025-12-13T03:11:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T03:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/629430\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T03:11:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T03:11:28","slug":"brentford-v-leeds-united-chris-sutton-makes-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/629430\/","title":{"rendered":"Brentford v Leeds United: Chris Sutton makes predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leeds United<\/a> will have to go against the form guide again this weekend if they want a positive result against a Brentford<\/a> side that are looking formidable at home.<\/strong><\/p>\n

United\u2019s form under Daniel Farke was in dire need of improvement. But, right as he looked like he was staring down the barrel, he\u2019s changed our fortunes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Four points from home games against Chelsea and Liverpool was a much-needed boost. Now, ahead of Christmas, he\u2019s got two more big tests starting with a trip to Brentford<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Most Read on LeedsAllOver<\/p>\n

Chris Sutton piles praise on Daniel Farke as Leeds United face Brentford<\/p>\n

For Farke, the turnaround does shift the discourse in a much positive direction for him. From being on the brink of the sack, he\u2019s now looking ahead to what appears a much more optimistic survival bid.<\/p>\n

Ex-Norwich City man Chris Sutton<\/a> was never happy with calls for Farke to be sacked. He believes that it was always harsh to suggest the German couldn\u2019t cope with the Premier League.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is another big game at the bottom of the table,\u201d Sutton began in his BBC predictions<\/a>. \u201cI am so pleased for Leeds boss Daniel Farke. Because I was fed up with the rubbish being talked about how he cannot manage in the Premier League.<\/p>\n

\"\"Daniel Farke is working to restore faith at Leeds United ahead of Brentford away. (Action Images via Reuters\/Jason Cairnduff)<\/p>\n

\u201cLeeds have had a tough run of games against\u00a0Manchester City,\u00a0Chelsea\u00a0and\u00a0Liverpool\u00a0and it felt like there were people out there who were waiting and even wishing for Farke to fail, so he would be sacked.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am delighted that it has turned out very differently. The performances, the guts, and the quality that Leeds have shown has been brilliant, even in defeat at City, and against\u00a0Chelsea<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Liverpool\u00a0they have picked up points too. Dominic Calvert-Lewin\u2019s goals have made the difference<\/a>. And, they will go into this game full of belief, and thinking they have got a real chance.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFarke\u2019s future shouldn\u2019t be in doubt\u201d \u2013 Chris Sutton issues Brentford v Leeds United prediction<\/p>\n

The last time Farke faced Brentford, it was a trip to the Gtech Community Stadium as Norwich boss, where he won 2-1 in November 2021.<\/p>\n

Despite that being Norwich\u2019s first win of the campaign, he was sacked in the aftermath anyway. Sutton, though, doesn\u2019t think that should even be a suggestion here, even though he expects a Bees win.<\/p>\n

\u201cBrentford\u00a0are still favourites, though, because their home form is so good \u2013 with five wins, a draw and just one defeat under Keith Andrews so far,\u201d Sutton continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Bees were pretty limp when they went to Spurs last week but on their own patch it is a different story. They have won their past three games there, against\u00a0Liverpool, Newcastle and\u00a0Burnley.\u00a0So, like Leeds, they will be full of confidence.<\/p>\n

\u201cI remember Farke\u2019s last game as Norwich manager in November 2021, when his team beat\u00a0Brentford\u00a0but he was sacked a few hours later. This time, I am backing\u00a0Brentford\u00a0to win, but Farke\u2019s future should not be in doubt.\u201d<\/p>\n

Final prediction: 2-0 Brentford.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Can Leeds United buck Brentford\u2019s home form with another good performance?<\/p>\n

After beating Chelsea and drawing to Liverpool, there should be ambition to keep up that form on Sunday.<\/p>\n

But, playing those two sides at home and playing Brentford away are completely different propositions. We\u2019ve been terrible on the road, and the Bees are one of the best on home turf.<\/p>\n

If we can feed into the horrible aspect of our game even more, we can more than compete with Brentford on Sunday.<\/p>\n

It sounds somewhat defeatist to say you\u2019d take a draw. But, I definitely would.<\/p>\n

Read more: Should Leeds United make move to sign Evan Ferguson from Roma?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Leeds United will have to go against the form guide again this weekend if they want a positive…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":629431,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[9310,748,2987,1385,25764,393,4884,1860,2922,142361,142362,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-629430","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-brentford","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-chris-sutton","11":"tag-daniel-farke","12":"tag-elland-road","13":"tag-england","14":"tag-great-britain","15":"tag-leeds","16":"tag-leeds-united","17":"tag-lufc","18":"tag-the-whites","19":"tag-uk","20":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115710073040380085","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629430","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=629430"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629430\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/629431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=629430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=629430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=629430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}