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Anton Stach snatches late Leeds winner to sour Glasner’s new dawn at Forest

Published by The Guardian on August 22, 2026 at 12:13 PM ET

For Anton Stach, another sweet direct free-kick to add to the back catalogue, this one souring Oliver Glasner’s first match in charge of Nottingham Forest. Only Dominik Szoboszlai eclipsed Stach’s record of three direct free-kick goals in the Premier League last season, one of those coming against Glasner’s Crystal Palace. Stach’s latest right-foot strike earned Leeds, fresh from a near-flawless pre-season and an expensive and exciting summer in the market, a divine opening-day victory with a couple of minutes of normal time remaining. Continue reading...

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