Nottingham Forest 0-1 Leeds United: result and report

Report

## How the game was settled

Leeds United won 1-0 at Nottingham Forest, but this was a narrow away win in a game that could easily have finished level. Forest were the side expected to edge it at home, yet they finished without a goal.

The only goal came late. Anton Stach scored on 88 minutes, and Leeds held on through the closing stages because Forest had nothing left to break them down with.

Forest had the territory, though it never turned into clear chances. They had 56% of the ball, 51 dangerous attacks to Leeds' 32 and nine key passes to five. Their pressure was also higher on average across the match.

They came closest twice, too, because they hit the woodwork on two occasions. Despite all of that, Forest managed only two shots, both on target. A lot of approach play produced very little for a goalkeeper to deal with.

Leeds United: little, but enough

Leeds did not create much more, while still making slightly better use of what they had. They had three shots to Forest's two, all three on target, and their xG edged Forest's by the smallest of margins, roughly 0.75 each.

That near-identical xG is the key point. Neither side created enough to deserve a comfortable afternoon, so the result came down to one moment. Stach, named player of the match, provided it.