Nottingham Forest 1 – Leeds United 0 – HT 1-0
Johnson (14)
Forest were second-best throughout the first half, but Johnson’s thumping 14th-minute strike was enough to move them six points clear of the relegation places.
After Leeds failed to clear a free-kick on the right, the ball bounced up for the Wales forward to rifle it into the bottom corner from the edge of the box.
The hosts were indebted to debutant goalkeeper Keylor Navas, on loan from Paris St-Germain, who made important first-half saves from Wilfried Gnonto, Luke Ayling and Luis Sinisterra, who put Leeds best chance of the game over the bar from six yards out.
Leeds threat all but vanished in the second period and Forest comfortably held on for a third victory in five Premier League games, moving up to the 13th in the table.
Jesse Marsch’s Leeds, meanwhile, have gone seven league games without a win and stay 17th, above the relegation zone only on goal difference.
Another dispiriting result leaves Leeds without a Premier League since 5 November.
Even taking into account the break for the World Cup, it is a statistic that makes for grim reading for their supporters.
Yes it is, and more so as were struggling to score, which isn’t helping, why we didn’t bring in a couple of forwards during the January transfer market is beyond me, as Bamford as lost it up front.
As you can see from below, were in a worse position then last season, all that hope after the early games this season as gone. We can’t afford to be relegated.
League position 17th after 20 games – After 20 games last season, Leeds were 15th.
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