Leeds United beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 at the City Ground, with Jair Cunha part of a match that sent Leeds into the third round of the Carabao Cup. Dan James struck in the 50th minute after Sean Longstaff's pass, and James Justin added the second goal in the 75th minute.
City Ground pressure for Nottingham Forest
James Trafford kept a second clean sheet in two games since his club-record £45m move from Manchester City. Nottingham Forest had chances through Chris Wood, Ola Aina and Nikola Milenkovic before Leeds took control, but Oliver Glasner's team still finished without a goal and with two defeats in two games.
Joe Rodon made a sliding challenge to stop Wood in the 30th minute, and Trafford later pushed an effort from Nicolas Dominguez over the bar. Leeds also gave a debut to Nico Elvedi, while Nottingham Forest handed a debut to Ousmane Diomande, who joined from Sporting in a £34m deal.
Leeds United and Nottingham Forest form
The result extends Leeds United's run at the City Ground in a way that goes beyond one cup tie: Leeds had already beaten Nottingham Forest 1-0 on the opening weekend of the Premier League season, then won again there four days later. Daniel Farke said, "We dominated the game," and the scoreline backed that up after Leeds reached the third round for the first time in four seasons.
For Nottingham Forest, the immediate issue is finishing the chances they are creating. The club has agreed a club-record fee worth around £50m to sign Liam Delap from Chelsea, and that move points to a forward line still being reshaped before the transfer deadline.
Leeds United go into their first home game of the season against Brentford after two away wins, while Nottingham Forest head to Liverpool on Saturday. For Forest, the task is simple enough: convert pressure into goals before the fixtures start to stack up around the Premier League season.
