Anton Stach scored Leeds United’s late winner against Nottingham Forest in 2026–27 Premier League Matchweek 1.
Leeds won 1–0 at Nottingham Forest on Saturday, 22 August 2026. The decisive moment came in the 88th minute, when German midfielder Anton Stach scored directly from a free-kick.
The victory gave Leeds a second successive opening-match win. Stach’s goal was also part of a broader statistical distinction: since the beginning of the previous season, he had scored five goals from outside the penalty area, more than any other player in the relevant Premier League comparison.
The scorer can be confused with Dominik Szoboszlai, who rescued Liverpool with a stoppage-time penalty in a different opening-weekend match at Newcastle. Michael Kayode scored Brentford’s third goal against Tottenham, while Keane Lewis-Potter opened that same game. Stach’s goal was the only one in the Forest–Leeds fixture.