{"id":635888,"date":"2025-12-16T11:07:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T11:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/635888\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T11:07:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T11:07:21","slug":"leeds-united-vs-brentford-this-is-why-calvert-lewin-was-not-awarded-penalty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/635888\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeds United vs Brentford: This is why Calvert-Lewin was not awarded penalty"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Dominic<\/p>\n

(Credit Imago)<\/p>\n

\"Mark <\/p>\n

Tue 16 December 2025 10:10, UK <\/p>\n

Leeds United took a respectable point away from Brentford on Sunday afternoon, but it could have been so much better for the Whites.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leeds drew 1-1 against Brentford<\/a>, with Dominic Calvert-Lewin scoring yet again<\/a> to cancel out an undeserved opener from Jordan Henderson.<\/p>\n

Brentford were awarded a soft penalty in the first half<\/a>, which was overturned by VAR, yet Nathan Collins was not penalised for dragging Calvert-Lewin to the ground<\/a> later on.<\/p>\n

Daniel Farke<\/a> was not happy with John Brooks<\/a>, but other reasoning has now been revealed.<\/p>\n

\"DanielCredit: ImagoLeeds correctly not given penalty vs Brentford?<\/p>\n

There was initial outrage when Leeds<\/a> weren\u2019t handed a penalty, and that has continued.<\/p>\n

However, MOT Leeds News<\/strong> has learned that it was an earlier offside in the sequence that made it impossible to punish the foul from Collins.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Ex-PGMOL chief Keith Hackett<\/a> has revealed that new evidence has come to light to defend Brooks and VAR after the incident.<\/p>\n

\u201cI understand that the reason a penalty kick was not awarded at Leeds United was that the player was offside when the ball was played,\u201d Hackett exclusively told MOT Leeds News.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dominic Calvert-Lewin for England?<\/p>\n

Calvert-Lewin has been backed for an England spot at the 2026 World Cup<\/a>, with understudies hard to come by for Harry Kane at this moment in time.<\/p>\n

Ollie Watkins isn\u2019t firing, and Ivan Toney has had his own complications since moving to Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n

\"Dominic<\/p>\n

Looking at the above graphic, with Kane included for comparison, only Danny Welbeck has outperformed Calvert-Lewin<\/a> this season.<\/p>\n

Despite that, it feels much more likely that the Leeds star would be trusted by Thomas Tuchel<\/a>, given his age profile and aerial dominance, to make a difference.<\/p>\n

With Kane<\/a> liking to drop deep, having Calvert-Lewin to come on against more physical sides to occupy defenders in games could be a real weapon for the Three Lions.<\/p>\n

All he can keep doing is firing in goals and help Leeds survive Premier League relegation.<\/p>\n

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