On this occasion, Brentford's trip to Leeds will not go down as an overly memorable affair, as the teams were forced to settle for a 0-0 draw.
Elland Road hosted a fairly even, if not overly eventful, first half. Both teams had their half-chances and all three outcomes seemed distinctly possible in the second period.
However, the few signs of Brentford promise steadily faded away as the second half progressed. The hosts put them under pressure throughout and will feel frustrated to not have picked up the three points.
The Bees, to their credit, defended with great discipline and were very rarely significantly troubled by the threat of the hosts' waves of pressure.
Brentford move ahead of Liverpool, into eighth place of the Premier League table, as they continue to enjoy a very positive campaign.
Leeds go level on points with Leicester and West Ham - just one point above the relegation zone.
Story of the match
Jesse Marsch made four changes to his Leeds team from their 5-2 win against Cardiff in the FA Cup. Luke Ayling, Robin Koch, Pascal Struijk and Brenden Aaronson came into their XI, in the places of Rasmus Kristensen, Diego Llorente, Junior Firpo and Sam Greenwood.
Following their win against Bournemouth, a double change from Thomas Frank saw wing-backs Rico Henry and Mads Roerslev replace Vitaly Janelt and Yoane Wissa.
Straight from kick-off, the fixture saw its first bit of action. A long ball from David Raya found Ivan Toney, who rapidly set off towards the Leeds box. After being able to bring the ball down, the forward sent a left-footed half-volley comfortably over the bar.
As such, Brentford’s early intent to move into sixth place in the Premier League table was very swiftly signalled. However, soon enough, the hosts were able to get a foothold in the contest.
A fairly uneventful opening ten minutes were followed by Brenden Aaronson being taken down right on the edge of the visitors’ box. Leeds were inches away from being awarded an early penalty, but had to settle for a free-kick, which was disappointingly executed by January signing, Maximilian Wober.
Some positive moments for the Bees followed, as Mathias Jensen’s first-time effort from just outside of the box had to be redirected by Robin Koch for a corner. Bryan Mbeumo tried to sneak the ball past Ilan Meslier from a tight angle soon after, to no avail.
In-form Wilfried Gnonto looked very lively for the hosts throughout the first half. While Leeds struggled to create too many great chances, some good defending prevented them from going ahead just before the half-hour mark.
On that occasion, Ethan Pinnock defended a cross from the left side, with the ball falling kindly towards Aaronson. A powerful effort from the American was brilliantly blocked, preventing Raya from being called into action.
The best opening of the game came soon after. A faint touch from Toney, following a long ball from the right side, allowed the ball to run through to Henry, in acres of space, as he approached the Leeds box. The wing-back attempted to pick out Toney with a simple pass across the box, but this was excellently read by Koch – preventing the forward from having a clear-cut chance to break the deadlock.
A tame effort from Rodrigo was the only subsequent moment of note, prior to half-time. A fairly even, feisty contest needed to burst into life, during the second period.
Leeds were the team to start off the second half with greater intent - dominating possession. Within ten minutes of the restart, they worked themselves into a good position, before Rodrigo's cross was met by a Brentford defender. A whipped effort from Aaronson was then comfortably caught by Raya.
A powerful, dipping strike from Rodrigo forced Raya into making an equally impressive save, down low to his left. The visitors continued to struggle to get out of their own half. On the one rare occasion that they did, an over-hit through ball to Gnonto almost saw Leeds strike on the counter.
For all of the hosts' dominance, they struggled to break through a stubborn Brentford defence. Midway through the second half, they were able to do just that and create themselves a massive chance. Rodrigo managed to find space between the visitors' midfield and retreating backline. The Spaniard smartly played in Gnonto, whose effort from inside of the box, heading for the near corner, was stopped by Raya. A huge opportunity to break the deadlock was not taken.
Raya was called into action soon after, preventing Jack Harrison's powerful attempt on target from beating him.
The 80th-minute introduction of Patrick Bamford, who had scored three goals in his two most recent substitute appearances, was Marsch's late attempt to help his side earn a crucial goal and seal all three points. Bamford replaced the energetic Rodrigo.
It took Brentford until the 40th minute of the second half to be able to put the hosts under somewhat of a period of pressure. Roerslev failed to connect cleanly with a cross at the back post, after the wing-back was left completely unmarked. Almost immediately, a cross from Toney was deflected for a corner.
A header from Toney, which was directed wide of Meslier's goal, was the only action during the three minutes of added time.
Player of the match - David Raya
While his defence was able to maintain an impressive level of solidity, the Brentford goalkeeper was still called into action on a few occasions throughout the contest.
Raya made some impressive stops, most notably denying Gnonto, Rodrigo and Harrison's attempts to break the deadlock.
Another clean sheet for Raya and his defensive unit, who have conceded just one goal in their last four Premier League fixtures.