Leeds United face a tricky Premier League test against Manchester United at Elland Road.
Victory would lift Leeds up to 15th in the table, whilst Man Utd can go fourth with a win if Liverpool lose at Fulham.
Team News
Ethan Ampadu is suspended for Leeds following his fifth yellow card of the season in their goalless draw at Liverpool.
Joe Rodon (ankle), Dan James (hamstring) and Sean Longstaff (calf) remain absent.
Man Utd have no fresh injury concerns to report following their 1-1 draw at home to Wolves.
Mason Mount (knock), Bruno Fernandes (hamstring), Kobbie Mainoo (calf), Noussair Mazraoui, Bryan Mbeumo, Amad Diallo (all international duty), Matthijs De Ligt (back) and Harry Maguire (muscle) remain absent.
When is Kick-Off?
Leeds host Man Utd at Elland Road on Sunday 4 January at 12:30pm GMT, live on TNT Sports 1 in the UK.
Stat Attack
- Leeds are winless in their last nine league meetings against Man Utd (D3, L6).
- Man Utd have dropped just two points in their last four league visits to Leeds (W3, D1).
- Man Utd have kept clean sheets in three of their last four league trips to Leeds, except for a 4-2 win in February 2022.
- Four of Leeds’ last 10 goals at home were scored by Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
- No Man Utd player has completed more passes in the top flight this season than Luke Shaw (936).
Prediction
Having been outplayed throughout at Liverpool, Leeds produced a resilient defensive display to grind out a deserved point but know that this is a game where they can attack more with confidence after no defeats in their last six games.
Man Utd meanwhile are still missing many of their best players but need to up the tempo after a sluggish draw against Wolves, in which their movement and creativity were too slow and predictable which can’t be repeated against a confident high-energy team like Leeds.
A big improvement is therefore needed but given Leeds’ form, I can see Utd stuttering to another draw but defeat is surely on the cards if they put in another slow performance.
Prediction: Leeds 1-1 Man Utd
Result: Leeds 1-1 Man Utd
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