In the 25th round of the 2025/26 Premier League season, Leeds United hosted Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford. Thanks to two goals within four minutes of each other in the first half, they ultimately defeated their opponents 3-1.

After this match, Leeds United are temporarily ranked 16th with a record of 7 wins, 8 draws, and 10 losses, accumulating 29 points. Nottingham Forest's record has dropped to 7 wins, 5 draws, and 13 losses, causing them to fall to 17th place.

Both sides exchanged attacks early on, threatening the opponent's goal multiple times. In the 3rd minute, Gabriel Gudmundsson broke down the left flank and crossed, but Brendon Allensen's close-range shot was blocked by Morato. In the 11th minute, Nicolas Dominguez received a header back from Morgan Gibbs-White and launched a series of shots, both of which were saved by Pascal Struijk and Karl Dalow. In the 24th minute, James Justin crossed from the left, and Dominique Calvert-Lewin's header at the far post was denied by the crossbar. Noah Okafor then followed up with a shot, but it went high and wide.

In the 26th minute, Leeds United finally broke the deadlock: Ilya Gloev's long pass from midfield found Jaden Bogle, who slotted home to open the scoring for the home side. In the 30th minute, Leeds United strung together a series of passes to get the ball into the penalty area, where Justin laid it off to Okafor, who slotted it into the bottom left corner. At halftime, Leeds United went into the dressing room with a two-goal lead.

Just four minutes into the second half, Leeds United extended their lead to 3-0: Grojev crossed from the right side of the penalty area, and Calvert-Lewin chested the ball in to score. However, in the 86th minute, Omari Hutchinson delivered a cross from the right wing at a 45-degree angle, and Lorenzo Luca headed the ball into the net to pull one back for Nottingham Forest.

Neither side managed to score again. At the final whistle, Leeds United defeated Nottingham Forest 3-1.

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