Brentford vs Leeds player ratings: Raya 4, Canos 5; Harrison 7, Raphinha 9

Leeds seal Premier League survival with 2-1 victory to send Burnley down to Championship

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  BRENTFORD RATINGS: David Raya 4 – Gifted Leeds the opening goal with a critical error. First, he gave the ball away and then brought down Raphinha immediately afterwards. Couldn’t stop the resulting penalty. Getty

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  Kristoffer Ajer 6 – Played out of position and wasn’t at his best. Was later forced off late on, which reduced Brentford to ten men as a result of them having already made three subs. AFP

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  Pontus Jansson 6 – The former Leeds man was the pick of the bunch at the back for Brentford. PA

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  Mads Bech Sorensen 4 – Was poor in and out of possession, and put his side under pressure needlessly too many times. PA

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  Rico Henry 6 – Though not as his best, he was solid enough throughout and it was a surprise to see him taken off. Getty

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  Vitaly Janelt 6 – Brought in to replace the injured Christian Norgaard, he struggled to have the same impact as his teammate. He had a chance before the break but sent shot high over the bar. Getty

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  Mathias Jensen 6 – Saw a first-half effort tipped over by Meslier, in the second half, he flicked on Eriksen’s left-footed pass to put Mbeumo clear. Getty

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  Christian Eriksen 7 – Delivered a peach of a ball inside 15 minutes but Wissa headed wide. The quality of passing continued, with both feet, and he set up Mbuemo in the second half. Getty

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  Bryan Mbeumo 5 – Twice let Leeds off the hook; first when he dragged a shot wide when clean through on goal after dispossessing Cooper, and again when he shot straight at Meslier early in the second half. Was lively, but erratic. AFP

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  Yoane Wissa 6 – Had Leeds hearts in their mouths twice early on, first when he climbed highest and headed over, and again when he headed wide. AFP

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  Ivan Toney 6 – Had the better of Koch and Cooper throughout. Headed over from a long throw on the half-hour mark. AFP

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  Subs: Josh Dasilva (On for Jansen, 58) 5 – Didn’t bring much to the midfield battle. Getty

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  Sergi Canos (On for Henry, 63) 5 – Scored the equaliser when, after having lost Koch at the back post, he headed home Wissa’s cross. Was sent off moments later when, after having been booked for taking his shirt off while celebrating, he took out Raphinha. Getty

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  Shandon Baptiste (On for Sorensen, 71) 6 – Looked more solid than Sorensen but didn’t offer much. AFP

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  LEEDS RATINGS: Illan Meslier 7 – Tipped over the bar when first called upon, and saved easily from Wissa’s speculative effort from range. Dealt with Mbeumo’s tame effort in the second half. Getty

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  Junior Firpo 8 – Was nutmegged by Mbeumo on one occasion but did well otherwise, making vital tackles and interceptions. Getty

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  Robin Koch 6 – Looked uncomfortable on the right and was often guilty of giving the ball away, and he fell asleep for the goal, but played a vital part for his team. AFP

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  Liam Cooper 6 – Gave the ball away needlessly with a dangerous error shortly after the break, but was lucky to see Mbeumo drag the resulting shot wide. Battled well against Toney. PA

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  Diego Llorente 7 – Looked nervy early on but grew into the game and was solid enough. Getty

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  Kalvin Phillips 8 – Showed neat footwork throughout and his distribution was excellent. Vital as the only defensive midfield player. AFP

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  Jack Harrison 7 – Scored the injury-time winner that resulted in jubilant scenes in the away end, and which ensured Leeds stay in the Premier League. His effort was deflected, and was infinitely better than an earlier scuffed that didn’t trouble Raya. Etched his name into Leeds folklore. Getty

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  Rodrigo 5 – Had a great shooting chance early in the second half when Raphinha found him on the edge of the area. He did well to get his shot away, but Raya was equal to it. PA

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  Raphinha 9 – Put Leeds ahead from the spot after he was brought down by Raya. He’d come close to getting on the end of a Harrison cross early on, but couldn’t quite stretch far enough. He grew into the game and was a constant threat on the right. Superb in what could be his last game for the club. AFP

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  Sam Greenwood 8 – A big day to make your full debut. Got on the ball when he could and worked extremely hard. Shot over when through on goal. Reuters

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  Joe Gelhardt 7 – Thought he’d put Leeds ahead with a thunderous strike from close range following Greenwood’s dinked pass, but VAR adjudged him to be offside. Did well with his back to goal throughout, but lost his way in the second half. getty

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  SUBS: Pascal Struijk (On for Gelhardt, 71) 6 – His arrival saw Leeds switch to a back five as they looked to see out the game.

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  Mateusz Klich (On for Greenwood, 85) N/A – Another body in the middle as Jesse Marsch looked to close out the game. Reuters

Jesse Marsch insisted he always believed Leeds would stay in the Premier League after they clinched safety on the final day of the season with a 2-1 victory against Brentford.

Leeds went into the match at the Brentford Community Stadium needing to better Burnley’s result at home to Newcastle and did so as the Clarets went down 2-1.

Leeds took the lead in the second half through Raphinha’s 56th-minute spot-kick and, after substitute Sergi Canos headed an equaliser for the Bees, Jack Harrison fired an injury-time winner to ensure Leeds beat the drop.

“I believed that we were going to do this,” insisted Leeds manager Marsch. “There wasn’t one day I didn’t believe and that’s why I never talked about being in the Championship.

“For me this business is about belief, and about exuding it as a leader, and the other part that I had as an advantage was the group of players that we have.

“I believed in them. I believed in their spirit and their resolve and I believed in their character. And I believe that over time with all the things we’ve been through that, that it’s made us stronger, not weaker. ”

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