N Forest 0 – 1 Leeds
Anton Stach’s stunning late free-kick snatched the points for Leeds as Oliver Glasner lost his first Premier League game in charge of Nottingham Forest 1-0 at the City Ground.
With the game fading towards a goalless draw., Leeds’ free-kick specialist caught Forest goalkeeper Matz Sels completely off guard as his long-range effort found a gap at the near -post.
The Belgian goalkeeper will look at his positioning and footwork as crucial for the winner.
It was no surprise that a set piece would decide this game – as the best chances of the match came from a dead ball. Igor Jesus had two big headed chances – one saved by James Trafford in the first half, before nodding a decent chance over just minutes into the second half.
Substitute Chris Wood also dragged a decent opening wide for Forest, but save of the day went to Sels at the other end, who clawed out Tarik Muharemovic’s goalbound header with a fine hand.
Chris Wood dragged a good effort wide of goal
Sels literally went from hero to zero, as Glasner’s Forest tenure starts with agony.
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The key moments from City Ground
17: GOOD SAVE! Igor Jesus heads Ola Aina’s long throw at goal but James Trafford make a smart save.
18: VAR CHECK! VAR checks a lunge by Aina on James Justin but the Forest defender only escapes with a yellow.
25: GOAL DISALLOWED! Harry Wilson taps home Jayden Bogle’s cross but is clearly in an offside position – and takes the ball off Dominic Calvert-Lewin for a tap-in, when the Leeds striker was onside.
32: VAR CHECK! VAR takes a look at Calvert-Lewin’s high challenge on James McAtee. The Leeds striker gets a booking as VAR says it is reckless and nothing more.
40: OFF THE POST! Nikola Milenkovic flicks a James McAtee’ cross onto the far post, before Trafford denies Igor Jesus from close range.
47: SAVE! Leeds’ first shot on target of the game sees Brenden Aaronson cut inside, but his shot is saved by Matz Sels.
54: BIG MISS! Jesus heads over from a good area inside the penalty area after Aina’s hanging cross to the back post.
64: ANOTHER MISS! Four minutes after coming on, Chris Wood drags a shot wide of goal after being played through by Murillo.
69: WHAT SAVE! Sels pulls off a wonder stop to deny Tarik Muharemovic from inside the penalty area.
88: GOAL! After a long wait, Stach curls in a very wide free-kick in at the near post.
