Hope You are all enjoying your Festive Season and Santa brought you everything you asked for
So it's the visit of Preston for our late kick off Boxing Day Game, and time to put right the slip ups of the last couple of games
Venue...Elland Road...Date...26th Dec...Kick Off...1715hrs
Team News
Leeds United
Leeds United will be without Pablo Hernandez for a month as he recovers from a hamstring injury.
Tyler Roberts and midfielder Jamie Shackleton, who are both back in training after hamstring problems. However, Barry Douglas will miss out through illness while Adam Forshaw continues to battle a hip injury.
Preston
Joe Rafferty and Darnell Fisher remain suspended for Preston North End's trip to West Yorkshire.
Club captain Tom Clarke returned to the starting line-up for the first time since August in Saturday's 0-0 draw at Cardiff and will hope to retain his place. Ben Davies is back in contention after an ankle injury, but Daniel Johnson and Louis Moult are still out.
Links............………Sky Sports or......……..
Video....... Hesgoal, usagoals Beinsports ? getting harder to find
(there's also streams on F/book and Twitter I believe
Match Facts
Since losing 6-4 in September 2010, Leeds have lost none of their last four home league games against Preston, keeping a clean sheet in each match (W3 D1).
Preston have won just one of their last 10 league games against Leeds (D3 L6), a 3-1 win in April 2018.
Leeds have won their last three league matches on Boxing Day, including a 4-1 away win at Preston in 2016.
Preston have only lost two of their last 13 away league matches played on Boxing Day (W4 D7 L2), although those defeats have come in the last four such outings.
Leeds' Patrick Bamford has scored six goals in his last eight league games, after failing to score in each of his previous 10 in the competition.
After losing four consecutive games without scoring, Preston have picked up seven points from their last nine (W2 D1).
Boxing Day battle i think, Preston looking to continue their good form and The Whites looking to bounce back, hate to say it but i can's see a clean sheet in this game, but 2-1 with Bamford and Harrison scoring will do for me
Over to You....................Predictions etc..................
Come Onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeds!!!
MOT
Can we go Live Please Admins
Leeds Utd v Preston N.E. Matchday Thread
posted on 26/12/19
Cooper was awful. Too many mistakes. Ayling was dire first half, especially passing. Philips wasn't in the game first half.
posted on 26/12/19
Alioski blasting the ball over the bar, from 6 meters out, instead of just controlling the shot, and putting it in the net.
But, no, he wanted a spectacular goal.. sigh. Lucky that didn't cost us
posted on 26/12/19
He had a good shot later that hit the post though
posted on 26/12/19
Would have scored two on another day
posted on 26/12/19
Yes, that was unlucky
posted on 26/12/19
It was important not to lose that game and in the end we got a deserved point.
posted on 26/12/19
Poor first 35 mins. Much better 2nd half
posted on 26/12/19
comment by Peakwhite (U7815)
posted 14 minutes ago
Klich cost us their goal. Was a good goal but Klich should not have been so easily dispossessed outside their box. It was 3 v 1 on the break
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Ayling was miles behind the player when he should have been right there. He was also the culprit when Preston scored against us at Deepdale
posted on 26/12/19
Glad we got the point, but we have shown teams now we are vulnerable. We deffo look far more dangerous in the box with Eddie on, though bamford is great at holding onto the ball.
I think weve dropped too many points now to keep our big points lead. Cant see us getting 3 points against brom or brum . Brentford have an easier run of games coming up, can see us dropping into the play offs come mid jan and yeah without signings, we will be in a world of pain.
Bielsa should have been a bit more ruthless in the past fixtures, i.e give Eddie a start, mix up the midfield and defence, give berardi, Clark (too late) and others motivation to up their performances to try and win regular slots in team. 2 points from 9 is poor, dont try to dress this up anyway else. Kudos to Preston tonight they bossed us for most of the game.
posted on 27/12/19
Preston also have a kind run of games after tonight.
In no order; Boro, Reading, Charlton, Blackburn (minus Dack) Wigan, Barnsley. They've played there hardest game for a good month or so
Could score some points in those.