Leeds United goalkeepers must be sick of Brentford star Ollie Watkins

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Leeds United goalkeepers must be pretty fed up of one Brentford player this season. Last night saw Will Huffer make his debut for Barnet. He recently joined the club from Leeds United on loan. He was thrown into the deep end with a FA Cup tie against Brentford last night.

The non-league side held their own in a stunning 3-3 draw at The Hive and will now hope to get the better of the Championship side at Griffin Park.

One of the goals for Brentford came from the penalty spot. It was a harsh penalty decision. The player who went down was Ollie Watkins. The Brentford winger appeared to go down easily under pressure from David Tutonda. Barnet boss Darren Currie even suggested the player admitted to taking a dive.

“It was a wonderful dive. What nailed it for me is that the boy (Watkins) apologised to our full-back once they had scored and were running back to the half-way line. That tells me everything I need to know.”

– Barnet boss Darren Currie on Ollie Watkins

Neal Maupay stepped up and slotted home the penalty beyond Leeds talent Huffer.  

Leeds United’s other young goalkeeper talent, Bailey Peacock-Farrell, has shared an identical experience this season.

In Leeds’ heated 1-1 draw with Brentford back in October, Watkins appeared to engineer a foul from Peacock-Farrell. Maupay again converted the penalty before Pontus Jansson’s heroics gave Leeds a point.

Leeds goalkeepers have twice been beaten after the cleverness of Watkins in the box. Kiko Casilla will hope he does not become his third victim when the two teams meet again in April.