{"id":25074,"date":"2026-03-20T19:27:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T19:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/2026\/03\/20\/bogle-and-gruev-to-start-3-4-2-1-leeds-united-predicted-lineup-vs-brentford\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T19:27:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T19:27:55","slug":"bogle-and-gruev-to-start-3-4-2-1-leeds-united-predicted-lineup-vs-brentford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo76e71539\/2026\/03\/20\/bogle-and-gruev-to-start-3-4-2-1-leeds-united-predicted-lineup-vs-brentford\/","title":{"rendered":"Bogle And Gruev To Start | 3-4-2-1 Leeds United Predicted Lineup Vs Brentford"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Leeds United will entertain Brentford at Elland Road this Saturday night as they look to secure a positive result at home in the Premier League. The Whites managed to earn a hard-fought 0-0 draw away at Crystal Palace recently, so they would be eager to get back to winning ways this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Farke will opt for the 3-4-2-1 formation and is expected to make a couple of changes to his first-team for this game. Both Jayden Bogle and Ilia Gruev could get a chance to impress from the start of this contest.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Defence<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Karl Darlow will operate in between the sticks for Leeds after he kept a clean sheet in his last outing. Farke could name a back three of Pascal Struijk, Jaka Bijol and Joe Rodon for this game. All three of them would look to keep a solid shape on the defensive end of the field.<\/p>\n<p>Sebastiaan Bornauw will offer cover for the defensive positions on the bench.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_347063\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-347063\"><img data-lazyloaded=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/the4thofficial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/crystal-palace-v-leeds-united-premier-league-5-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Leeds United\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the4thofficial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/crystal-palace-v-leeds-united-premier-league-5-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/the4thofficial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/crystal-palace-v-leeds-united-premier-league-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/the4thofficial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/crystal-palace-v-leeds-united-premier-league-5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/the4thofficial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/crystal-palace-v-leeds-united-premier-league-5-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/the4thofficial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/crystal-palace-v-leeds-united-premier-league-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/the4thofficial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/crystal-palace-v-leeds-united-premier-league-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/the4thofficial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/crystal-palace-v-leeds-united-premier-league-5-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/the4thofficial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/crystal-palace-v-leeds-united-premier-league-5-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/the4thofficial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/crystal-palace-v-leeds-united-premier-league-5-1260x840.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/the4thofficial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/crystal-palace-v-leeds-united-premier-league-5-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/the4thofficial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/crystal-palace-v-leeds-united-premier-league-5-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/the4thofficial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/crystal-palace-v-leeds-united-premier-league-5-1392x928.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/the4thofficial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/crystal-palace-v-leeds-united-premier-league-5-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/the4thofficial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/crystal-palace-v-leeds-united-premier-league-5-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-347063\">LONDON, ENGLAND \u2013 MARCH 15: Dominic Calvert-Lewin of Leeds United during the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Leeds United at Selhurst Park on March 15, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Justin Setterfield\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><strong>Midfield<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Ilia Gruev and Ethan Ampadu will anchor the midfield for the West Yorkshire club as they look to establish their superiority over the opposition at the centre of the park.<\/p>\n<p>James Justin will try to catch the eye as the left-sided wide player, while Jayden Bogle gets another chance to shine on the right flank. Both of them will have to make some overlapping runs out in the wide areas.<\/p>\n<p>Brenden Aaronson and Anton Stach will function as Leeds\u2019 attacking midfielders. Their main job would be to carry most of the creative burden for the Whites in the final third.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel James and Sean Longstaff will have to be content with a place on the bench as they wait for their chance to influence the game in the second 45 minutes if needed.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Attack<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Dominic Calvert-Lewin will lead the charge for the Whites up top. He has to find a way to cause a lot of headaches for the Brentford centre-backs this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Lukas Nmecha and Joel Piroe will make up the numbers on the bench and might come on to make an impact in the latter stages of the game if <a href=\"https:\/\/the4thofficial.net\/category\/leagues\/english-championship\/leeds-united\/\">Leeds United<\/a> are in need of a goal by then.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazyloaded=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/the4thofficial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ab6dAPHalY.png\" alt width=\"336\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the4thofficial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ab6dAPHalY.png 336w, https:\/\/the4thofficial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ab6dAPHalY-196x300.png 196w, https:\/\/the4thofficial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ab6dAPHalY-98x150.png 98w, https:\/\/the4thofficial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ab6dAPHalY-274x420.png 274w, https:\/\/the4thofficial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ab6dAPHalY-150x230.png 150w, https:\/\/the4thofficial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ab6dAPHalY-300x460.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leeds United will entertain Brentford at Elland Road this Saturday night as they look to secure a positive result at home in the Premier League. The Whites managed to earn a hard-fought 0-0 draw away at Crystal Palace recently, so they would be eager to get back to winning ways this weekend. 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