Leeds United welcome Tottenham Hotspur to Elland Road in the first of Saturday’s four Premier League matches.
Victory would see Leeds climb to ninth for at least 26 hours, whereas a win would see Tottenham move into fifth until at least Sunday teatime.
Team News
Raphinha could return for Leeds after a knock kept the midfielder sidelined in recent weeks.
Liam Cooper meanwhile is back in contention following completion of his three match ban, yet Kalvin Phillips (knee) is a doubt and could join Adam Forshaw and Helder Costa (back) on the sidelines.
Tottenham have no fresh injury concerns to report with Ben Davies likely to again miss out due to a calf injury suffered at end of March.
Stat Attack
- Leeds have claimed just one point from their last six league meetings against Tottenham (D1, L5).
- Tottenham have won just one of their last six trips to Elland Road (W1, D1, L4).
- 10 of Patrick Bamford’s 14 league goals for Leeds this season have come on his left foot.
- No Premier League player has produced more assists this season than Spurs’ Harry Kane, who has produced 13 assists in 31 league appearances.
- Leeds have lost both home games this season refereed by Michael Oliver, with both defeats against West Ham and Everton coming by 2-1 results.
Prediction
Leeds come into this game off the back of a lacklustre performance at Brighton in which they just struggled to produced much threat on the attack, instead often doing most of the defending which was solid enough to avoid a brutal thrashing.
Tottenham on the other hand were the complete contrast because they were absolutely dominant against Sheffield United in their attacking tactics, even though they did waste numerous chances in the first half but were eventually clinical once they got ahead.
Now if Spurs turn up with another repeat performance, I can see Leeds capitulating with ease given their defensively inconsistent displays but Elland Road hasn’t been an easy place for the visitors so this might be closer than we might expect.
Prediction: Leeds United 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur
Result: Leeds United 3-1 Tottenham Hotspur
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