Welcome to the Matchday Thread and another difficult away trip for the Travelling Faithful, saw a few comments saying we should get a result here and my usual optimistic self agrees but I doubt it will be as easy as some folk make out
Venue...Vicarage Road...Date...9th April...Kick Off...1500hrs
Team News
Leeds United
Leeds will still be without Patrick Bamford, Junior Firpo, Jamie Shackleton and Tyler Roberts.
Joe Gelhardt has not trained every day this week but manager Jesse Marsch hoped if he was able to train on Friday then he would be available.
Watford
Watford manager Roy Hodgson says he's able to pick from a fully fit squad for the visit of Leeds.
The Hornets are boosted by the return of Kwadwo Baah from a long-term ankle injury.
Links ......................not televised so.................
http://sw.freestreams-live1.com/epl/ or https://www.releasesky.com/category/soccer/
apparently you can still find streams on http://www.hesgoal.win/livestream/
Good Luck
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
Leeds United have won all three of their top-flight matches against Watford, having done the double the only other time they were in the top tier together in 1999-2000.
Watford have won each of their last three home matches against Leeds in all competitions. The most recent match was a 1-0 victory in the FA Cup fifth round in 2016.
Watford
Watford have lost their past eight home Premier League matches. The last time they lost nine consecutive home league games was between December 1971 and March 1972.
Watford's 11 home losses are the most of any Premier League team this season. Three teams have survived Premier League relegation after losing 11 at home in a season: Hull City in 2008-09, Sunderland in 2013-14 and Crystal Palace in 2016-17.
The Hornets are on a Premier League record run of 19 consecutive home games without a clean sheet, stretching back to a 3-0 victory against Liverpool on 29 February 2020.
Since scoring eight goals and having five assists in his first 16 Premier League games, Emmanuel Dennis has scored once with no assists in his past 12 in the competition.
Joshua King could become the seventh Norwegian player to make 200 Premier League appearances.
Leeds United
Leeds have taken seven points from their past three Premier League matches, directly following a six-game league losing streak.
They can remain unbeaten in four successive Premier League fixtures for the first time this season.
Raphinha's nine goals are the most in the Premier League for Leeds this season, but the Brazilian has scored only one goal in 12 Premier League matches in 2022.
Jack Harrison has scored six Premier League goals for Leeds in 2022.
Okay, Watfords home record this season is grim and hopefully it won't improve this week either, I'm going for (hoping and praying for ) a nice 1-2 scoreline although I'd love us to get a clean sheet here
Over to You...............................Predictions etc...................................
Come Onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeds!!!
MOT
Can we go Live Please Admins
Leeds Utd v Watford Matchday Thread
posted on 9/4/22
Beer in the fridge for motd.
Great three points. Hope for a draw or Norwich win tomorrow. Preferably a win.
Two big wins for us and Everton today.
Watford are quick going forward but one shot on target says it all really.
Thry are also good at falling over around the box but fortunately for us their top end is pretty blunt. I think they are down now.
posted on 9/4/22
Ffft. Well done boys. Great result under great pressure.
We’ll all sleep a little easier tonight.
posted on 9/4/22
comment by milkyboy (U12731)
posted 10 minutes ago
Ffft. Well done boys. Great result under great pressure.
We’ll all sleep a little easier tonight.
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I will sleep a little easier right now. G’night all.
posted on 9/4/22
This is never going to be pretty.
In fact it’s going to be god awful to watch.
But should be able to get us a couple of mid table finishes and then hopefully we can go for someone with a better philosophy for in possession football.
posted on 9/4/22
Strangely Burnley appear to play 4 times before our next match.
posted on 9/4/22
After Everton's win this was massive. So so relieved and proud as punch of the lads. Just need Norwich to beat Burnley tomorrow now or at least draw and. we're almost safe... Phewwww!
posted on 9/4/22
Tough run of fixtures coming up, Palace away, City at home, Arsenal and Chelsea to follow. That 9 point cushion is crucial, but we are not out of the woods yet.
posted on 9/4/22
Hope Norwich wins against Burnley, because Norwich will never catch us anyway.
10 points in 4 games...who'd believe that, just a few weeks ago
posted on 9/4/22
comment by HaveFaithInLeeds (U8688)
posted 50 minutes ago
This is never going to be pretty.
In fact it’s going to be god awful to watch.
But should be able to get us a couple of mid table finishes and then hopefully we can go for someone with a better philosophy for in possession football.
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I’d bite your hands off for a mid table finish next season.
Think the assessment on the football is a bit harsh. It’s a lot easier to tighten your side up as a new manager than it is to get them executing your brand of football. I said when he joined I’d judge marsch on next season not this one. We need to stay up. Personally I don’t give a hoot what the football’s like this year. Let’s freshen the squad, have a full pre-season and see where he takes us.
posted on 9/4/22
Glad to have gotten my clean sheet prediction and Raphinha with the first goals. Those are the type of bonuses one loves!