Welcome to the Matchday Thread and the visit of another "elite" club , Lets see if the Lads can bounce back after last weeks pretty dismal showing
Venue...Elland Road...Date...8th May...Kick Off...1230hrs
Team News
Leeds United
Leeds United pair Kalvin Phillips and Raphinha will be assessed as they seek to recover from respective knee and thigh problems. (spotted in Training today )
Captain Liam Cooper returns from a three-match suspension but winger Helder Costa has been ruled out for the remainder of the season.
Spurs
Tottenham's interim head coach Ryan Mason is again expected to be without Ben Davies because of a calf injury.
Aside from that, he has a fully-fit squad at his disposal.
Links....................BT Sports...............or................
Video....... Hesgoal, usagoals Beinsports ? getting harder to find
(there's also streams on Social media I believe )
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
Leeds have only earned one point from their past six Premier League games against Spurs, having won the previous six meetings between 1999 and 2001.
Tottenham's current three-match winning streak against Leeds in the league is their longest in this fixture.
They are aiming for back-to-back league victories at Elland Road for the first time since October 1979.
Leeds are hosting Spurs for the first time since January 2013, when the Whites won 2-1 in an FA Cup tie.
Leeds United
Leeds are without a win in all nine of their Premier League home fixtures this season against teams currently above them in the table (D5, L4).
All five of their home league matches so far against established top-six opposition in 2020-21 ended in a draw.
There were 86 goals in Leeds' first 25 Premier League fixtures this season, but only 16 in the past nine games.
They have lost seven of their past eight Premier League matches without Kalvin Phillips.
The age difference of 35 years and 327 days between head coach Marcelo Bielsa and Tottenham counterpart Ryan Mason is the second biggest in Premier League history, after Bobby Robson and Chris Coleman (37 years and 112 days).
Tottenham Hotspur
Ryan Mason is aiming to become the first manager or coach to win his opening three Premier League matches in charge of Tottenham.
Spurs have scored in 11 successive league games, the longest current run in the competition. Only Manchester City have scored in more top-flight fixtures this season than the 28 by Spurs.
They have only won three of their past 13 Premier League away matches.
Eric Dier is one short of 200 Premier League appearances.
All nine of Gareth Bale's Premier League goals in 2020-21 have been scored at home, and against teams currently in the bottom eight of the table.
There we go then, Lawro predicting we'll lose this due to the fact they've got Bale and Son heung Min to cause us problems, Hopefully we'll have Raph and Paddy to upset them and our defence snuffing out their threats and why not we fear no-one 2-1 Paddy and Bill
Big Shout Out to Stuart Dallas on his well deserved Player of the Month
Over to You.............................Predictions etc...............................
Come Onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeds!!!
MOT
Can we go Live Please Admins
Leeds Utd v Spurs Matchday Thread
posted on 8/5/21
Nice to see a VAR decision to go our way for once.
posted on 8/5/21
Fantastic result. Very proud of the entire team.
Alioski please don't leave. Dallas incredible.
Llorente/Struijk/Koch brilliant. Raph & KP back.
posted on 8/5/21
Great alround performance today... good all over the pitch. Well deserved 3 points. Well done lads.
posted on 8/5/21
comment by Stoopo (U4707)
posted 16 minutes ago
I think both Klich and Roberts tired second half but you can’t take anything away from any of them. They were awesome.
Bale £350k a week?
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bielsa took roberts off at the perfect time.
posted on 8/5/21
Just brilliant today. All the lads played well.
Only downside from today is that Derby stayed up by a point.
posted on 8/5/21
so glad rod scored
posted on 8/5/21
comment by Macca: Emily Bishop's love child (U8194)
posted about an hour ago
I was pleased to see Klich have a decent game and also Koch and along with the solid duo of Lorente and Struyk I think it will be hard for Cooper now to start in matches.
Great performance well played boys.
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I'd be surprised if Cooper doesn't come straight back in
posted on 8/5/21
"Nice to see a VAR decision to go our way for once."
I think their 3rd goal should have counted, not nice seeing an English man with the look Kane had!.
Oh, I don't know though!.
posted on 8/5/21
Koch proved today he can play the phillips role.
Would be more than capable cover in that role.
I love cooper and think he is one of our best players.
However, I just can't see how you drop either struijk or llorente.
Struijks growth this season has been insane.
I mean flat out insane, how he has got so good so quick is beyond me.
What a player and what a manager we have in these two
posted on 8/5/21
comment by Lubo - Super Dooper Liam Cooper (U14008)
posted 17 minutes ago
comment by Macca: Emily Bishop's love child (U8194)
posted about an hour ago
I was pleased to see Klich have a decent game and also Koch and along with the solid duo of Lorente and Struyk I think it will be hard for Cooper now to start in matches.
Great performance well played boys.
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I'd be surprised if Cooper doesn't come straight back in
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I agree, as club captain and one of Bielsa's go to players, you would expect Coops to start against Burnley next weekend.
Struijk has had fine games today, against Liverpool and Man Utd and has staked a claim. Interesting that Kane had few opportunities despite Pascal being tasked to mark him.
Sruijk and Llorente have gelled and look a good partnership at the back and this will be a factor no doubt.
I expect Koch to drop to the bench next week, that decision is much more clear cut.