Leeds United's top-flight status was hanging by a thread on the final day of the 2021/22 campaign. The Premier League dream had sucked them in and could’ve very well spat them back out again had they not avoided defeat at Brentford’s Gtech Community Stadium.
The sun shone down on the 1,725 away supporters situated in the East Stand. Nervous anticipation filled the air and the announcement of Sam Greenwood being handed his first Premier League start in a game of such magnitude did little to ease those concerns.
Greenwood had shown glimpses of his quality with the rare opportunities he had received in the first team. He had played a minor role in helping propel his side to a mammoth comeback at Molineux – setting up Rodrigo’s equaliser as Leeds came from two goals behind to win 3-2 courtesy of Luke Ayling’s dramatic stoppage time winner.
