JAKARTA - Leeds United only needed four minutes to score two goals and win 3-1 over Nottingham Forest in an English Premier League match at Elland Road Stadium, Leeds, Saturday, February 7, 2026 WIB. The victory saved Leeds from the threat of relegation, on the other hand, Forest was more wary.
The fight between the two English League bottom teams is no less fierce. In fact, the competition to avoid the threat of relegation is tighter than the league title race. The reason is that Arsenal, who is leading the standings with 53 points, is six points ahead of Manchester City, who is in second place. Meanwhile, Aston Villa in third place has 46 points.
Leeds, who are in the promotion team, hope not to return to the Championship next season. However, they are indeed struggling to face fierce competition in the highest class. Moreover, Leeds have been playing in the lower division for quite some time and have been unlucky in the Premier League.
As a result, Leeds only struggled at the bottom of the table. Even in the previous match, The Whites suffered a massacre after losing 4-0 to Arsenal.
After the big defeat at home, Leeds managed to bounce back when they returned to play at home by hosting Forest. They managed to stop Forest's resistance while fulfilling the three-point target. Previously, manager Daniel Farke stated that Leeds needed 12 points from the remaining 14 matches to stay in the Premier League.
The target was met by winning the first three matches. Only that victory did not change the position of the team which was ranked 16th. However, with 29 points, they have moved away from the relegation zone. Now, Leeds are nine points ahead of West Ham United who are in 18th place or the top of the teams in the red zone.
On the other hand, Forest, who had shown a resurgence, was starting to be wary. Forest previously successfully held Arsenal 0-0 and then defeated Brentford 2-0. In the Europa League competition, Forest beat Ferencvaros with a landslide score of 4-0 and in the last match in the domestic competition, they drew 1-1 against Crystal Palace.
Only the unbeaten streak finally ended when the two-time Champions Cup [now the Champions League] champion visited Leeds' headquarters. The result made Forest fail to get away from the threat of relegation. They are stuck in 17th place with 26 points. Six points ahead of West Ham who will face Burnley, Saturday night.
In the match, Forest started well and threatened the Leeds goal. At least, the team coached by Sean Dyche got two chances through Nicolas Dominguez.
Only the first opportunity from the midfielder could still be blocked which resulted in a rebound. Next, he tried to take advantage of the mental ball but could still be saved by goalkeeper Karl Darlow. Forest got another chance through Igor Jesus. But his kick was right to Darlow.
Leeds themselves then managed to get out of the pressure after finding the form of the game. Striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin almost broke the opponent's goal, but his header still hit the crossbar.
After many failed attempts, Leedsa finally managed to break the deadlock. Midfielder Jayden Bogle managed to score in the 26th minute. The goal started when he made a penetration by welcoming a cross from Ilia Gruev to defeat goalkeeper Stefan Ortega who replaced Matz Sels due to injury.
The 1-0 advantage made Leeds more aggressive in pressing the Forest defense. And, they didn't take long to increase the lead. Only four minutes later, Leeds again broke the opponent's goal through a rebound ball that was finished by Noah Okafo.
The score changed 2-0 for Leeds. There were no additional goals and the score remained until halftime. The advantage also added to the spirit of the Leeds players when entering the second half.
Proven, Leeds managed to score a quick goal. The match only lasted four minutes, the host was able to add a goal when Calvert-Lewin scored a brace.
Receiving a cross from Gruev, he defeated Ortega with a shot from close range. Calvert-Lewin's 10th goal gave Leeds a 3-0 lead.
Leeds also started to slow down the game. Forest itself could only narrow the gap through Lorenzo Lucca who greeted Omari Hutchinson's cross in the 85th minute. Forest's late goal because they had run out of time to add a goal. The score changed 3-1 and lasted until the end of the match.
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