Welcome to " Old Man Highlands" Matchday Thread and the visit of the Villains to Elland Road, tough game but hopefully we can repeat what we did against Barnsley and start climbing back up the table
Venue... Elland Road Date...1st Dec Kick Off...19:45hrs
(cheers Sky ) )
Team News
Leeds United
Leeds have midfielder Ronaldo Vieira available after suspension for the visit of Aston Villa.
Striker Pierre-Michel Lasogga remains out but midfielder Eunan O'Kane (hip) is expected to play.
Villa
midfielder Mile Jedinak (shoulder) is the latest player to join the club's injury list and will be out of action at least until Christmas.
Defender John Terry (foot) and strikers Jonathan Kodjia (ankle) and Scott Hogan (stomach) are also sidelined.
Links.....................Sky Sports or.......................
Audio... http://leedsunitedshirt.com/leeds-united-news-website/leeds-united-live-radio-streaming/ or http://m.ustream.tv/channel/k-s-sports
Video.........http://leedsunitedfc.co.uk/match-centre/ http://www.usagoals.com/football.html Feel free to post better links if you can find any
(there's also streams on F/book and Twitter I believe )
Match facts
Leeds have only lost one of their last nine league games against Aston Villa (W4 D4), a 2-0 defeat at Villa Park in the 2003-04 season, when they were relegated from the Premier League.
This is only the third meeting between the sides at Elland Road outside the top flight - both sides have one victory each, Villa winning 3-1 in 1987-88 and Leeds winning 2-0 last season.
Ezgjan Alioski could become the first Leeds United player since Ross McCormack in September 2011 to score in five consecutive league appearances for the club.
Steve Bruce has visited Elland Road six times previously as a manager, each time facing a different manager (Terry Venables, Peter Reid, John Carver, Neil Warnock, Steve Evans and Garry Monk); Bruce has won two and lost four of those games, losing the most recent two, both in December with Hull (2015) and Villa (2016).
Leeds have faced the other five sides currently in the top six of the Championship this season and lost four of those matches (W1), accounting for half of their total defeats this season.
Since failing to score in his first 21 away Championship matches for Aston Villa, Albert Adomah has scored five goals in his last six - however, he has never scored in six Championship appearances at Elland Road.
I drove down for this game last season and met up with VOF and Harj, short notice trip so missed out on a proper meet up but walking into the ground I was asked what I thought the score would be, I said 2-0 got it right so i'll stick with that for this game Roofe scored against them that night so it's Roofey and Saiz for me this time
Over to You..............................Predictions, Scorers etc ..................
Come Onnnnnnnnnnnnnn Leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeds!!!
MOT
Can we go Live Please Admins
Leeds Utd v Aston Villa Matchday Thread
posted on 1/12/17
comment by AZA (U5000)
posted 3 minutes ago
Pablo going off had a big effect
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This. Roofe can’t play wide, no dallas on the bench. We just looked leggy in the second half... couldn’t press them, and let them build up pressure by putting clearances into row z when we could have played out sndvretsined a bit of possession.
Draw was right result in the end.
posted on 1/12/17
Pablo going off meant are shape and effectiveness took a big dent and Villa could then impose their game and got a deserved equaliser. Good point against a nailed on playoff side. However if Pablo has stayed on I think we would have won so plenty of positives.
posted on 1/12/17
Unfortunate we didn't score one or two more in first half when we completely dominated!
posted on 1/12/17
The benches say something about the clubs. We bring on roofe, sacko And Grot
They bring on Lansbury grealish And elmohamedy
posted on 1/12/17
Love Berardi but first signing we need is a left back,
posted on 1/12/17
Alioski seems to have worked on his fitness but not sure about any of the others and I think Ayling has been resting too much
posted on 1/12/17
Veira was great today, such a prospect. Villa have imo the squad with the best pedigree a lot of genuine talent individually.
7 points out of 11 since the break, good return.
posted on 1/12/17
Things are an awful Lot more positive than before the International break. Point gained against one of the best teams in this league
posted on 1/12/17
Pablo a big loss, but where was Samu tonight? We showed good resolve after the equaliser when they were the better side.
posted on 2/12/17
comment by lufc - Harrogate (U6810)
posted 23 hours, 51 minutes ago
Can't see more than 26k
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30,500!