A Very Merry Christmas to Leeds Fans Everywhere
Welcome to the Matchday Thread and a trip down south for the Travelling Faithful .
MB rates Fulham as one of the best sides in this league so can't see this as anything but a tough game (Marcello knows )
Venue ...Craven Cottage...Date...21st Dec...Kick Off 1500hrs
Team News
Leeds United
Leeds can welcome back captain Liam Cooper.
The defender has missed the last three matches after suffering a calf strain prior to the 2-0 win at Huddersfield.
Forward Tyler Roberts and Jamie Shackleton remain sidelined, but are close to recovering from hamstring injuries and could be back on Boxing Day.
Shackleton's fellow midfielder Adam Forshaw is still missing because of a hip problem.
Fulham
Fulham have defender Denis Odoi missing through suspension as they look to end a three-match losing run.
Bobby Decordova-Reid and Harrison Reed (adductor)
(had to Google that adductor longus is a skeletal muscle located in the thigh. ) are back in training, while fellow midfielder Harry Arter (calf) is edging closer to a return.
Links............…….……..
Video....... Hesgoal, usagoals Beinsports ? getting harder to find
(there's also streams on F/book and Twitter I believe )
Match facts
Five of the last six league meetings between Fulham and Leeds have ended as draws, with Fulham winning the most recent meeting 2-0 in April 2018.
Leeds have only won once in their past eight away league visits to Fulham (D3 L4), a 3-0 win in March 2015 under Neil Redfearn.
Fulham have lost their past three league games, and will be looking to avoid four consecutive defeats in the Championship for the first time since August 2014 (5).
Leeds are unbeaten in 11 league games (W8 D3) - they last had a longer such run in the second tier of English football between October 2010 and January 2011 (12 games).
Since his debut for Fulham in February 2018, Aleksandar Mitrovic has scored 39 league goals (inc. play-offs), 27 more than any other player at the club.
Since the start of last season, Leeds' Pablo Hernandez has created more goalscoring chances than any player in the Championship (159), with the Spaniard assisting 16 goals in the process.
There it is then another tough away game but one i think we can take the points from
Going for a 1-2 Scoreline with Paddy n Pablo doing the damage (and no bloody complacency this time )
Over to You.............................Predictions etc.............................
Come Onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeds!!!
MOT
Can we go Live Please Admins (And a Very Merry Christmas )
Leeds Utd v Fulham Matchday Thread
posted on 21/12/19
comment by Stoopo (U4707)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by Shaun M - I can't see me loving nobody bu... (U9955)
posted 1 minute ago
We'd better hope Pablo is alright.
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Looked like hamstring.
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We were on the attack so my guess is he pulled up with a hamstring strain
posted on 21/12/19
comment by tslufc (U12903)
posted 2 minutes ago
We need to have an option for Pablo. Said it last season expecting him to be fit for 40+ games a season at his age is asking way too much.
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Agree. He's brilliant but he's showing his age.
posted on 21/12/19
West Brom 50 points
Leeds. 47 points
Has the usual Leeds self-destruction implosion started already?
We had our reserves out today against Brentford.
posted on 21/12/19
comment by tslufc (U12903)
posted 4 minutes ago
We need to have an option for Pablo. Said it last season expecting him to be fit for 40+ games a season at his age is asking way too much.
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Id get Dack, 25, room to improve further, scores and assists plenty at this level. Should be an easy buy
posted on 21/12/19
We are gonna lose games. But a pretty good overall performance. A chance to see how we fared with 2 upfront. Still got Shaks and Robert's to come back, hopefully Hernandez and Forshaw soon on the mend. Option still there in January also.Plenty to be optimistic about
posted on 21/12/19
Good on Bamford for scoring but the fact remains, he generally only scores when it's on a plate – and even then he fluffs it half the time. We badly need a goalscorer in the January window.
posted on 21/12/19
comment by BaggyMan (U21685)
posted 1 minute ago
West Brom 50 points
Leeds. 47 points
Has the usual Leeds self-destruction implosion started already?
We had our reserves out today against Brentford.
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Bit unprofessional, good result though
posted on 21/12/19
ars3 fook pabs was inured, but the best team won
move on NEED a win next game
posted on 21/12/19
comment by Lorralorimer (U18994)
posted about 3 hours ago
Good on Bamford for scoring but the fact remains, he generally only scores when it's on a plate – and even then he fluffs it half the time. We badly need a goalscorer in the January window.
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