Leeds Name Lienou Among Subs for Tottenham Trip
Jayden lienou was named among Leeds United’s substitutes for their Premier League match at Tottenham on 8 May, after the club had already secured another season of top-flight football. Leeds’ relegation battle was over before kickoff, changing the significance of a bench spot that would have carried more pressure a day earlier.
Leeds at Tottenham
Leeds listed Lienou and Rhys Chadwick on the bench for the 8pm BST kickoff away to Tottenham Hotspur. Daniel Farke kept the selection tight after Leeds had beaten Aston Villa 2-1 in Birmingham, with the matchday group built around the same first XI.
The timing mattered because Arsenal’s win over West Ham earlier on 8 May had already settled Leeds’ safety. By the time Leeds arrived at Tottenham, the season’s survival fight had ended and the focus had shifted to who could be used from the bench in a game that no longer carried relegation stakes for the visitors.
Tottenham’s Own Pressure
Tottenham came into the match one point above West Ham with one game in hand, so the table still left room for movement at the bottom. Spurs had also won their last two league games, both away from home, before facing Leeds.
That gave the match a different edge for the home side, even if Leeds had already done the job that mattered most to them. For Farke, the bench included two younger names in Lienou and Chadwick, a sign that the squad could be managed with survival already secured and more league dates still to come.
Leeds and Spurs Fixtures
Leeds’ next listed fixtures were Brighton at home on 17 May and West Ham away on 24 May. Tottenham’s next listed fixtures were Chelsea away on 19 May and Everton at home on 24 May.
For Leeds, the immediate takeaway was simple: Lienou had been trusted in the matchday squad for a Premier League away game after safety was already banked. That is the level the club can now use in the final stretch, with the pressure of relegation removed and the remaining fixtures offering a different sort of test.
