Brentford 1 Leeds United 2 - player ratings
The Whites needed help from elsewhere but with Burnley losing 2-1 to Newcastle United, their hard-fought victory kept them clear of relegation.
Illan Meslier – a couple of nervy moments early on, but made the saves he needed to 6
Robin Koch – struggled to keep Yoane Wissa under wraps 5
Diego Llorente – kept on his toes by Ivan Toney 6
Liam Cooper – surprisingly jittery at times 5
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Hide AdJunior Firpo – had almost as much difficulty with Bryan Mbeumo as Koch did with Wissa 5
Kalvin Phillips - still made the odd error, but was a calming influence in the fraught first half 8
Sam Greenwood – did a god job in a surprise position, deep in midfield 7
Raphinha – has been off the boil in the second half of the season but has upped his game when it mattered most 8
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Hide AdRodrigo – a fleeting presence but he made some good runs from midfield 7
Jack Harrison – scored the winning goal 8
Joe Gelhardt - thought he had opened the scoring, but VAR spotted he was a fraction offside 7
Substitutes:
Pascal Struijk (for Gelhardt, 70) – brought on to stabilise things 5
Mateusz Klich (for Greenwood, 85) – gave Leeds some important oomph from midfield as he changed tack 6
Not used: Roberts, Klaesson, Bate, Hjelde, Cresswell, Shackleton, Gray.