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Leeds drew 2-2 with Bournemouth last weekend. In fact they very nearly beat them. A result that is maturing better than fine wine. Look!
As a result, they’re unchanged. Spurs by contrast have made three changes to their starting XI from the 1-1 draw with Wolves last weekend. Mathys Tel, Pedro Porro and Wilson Odobert come in for Richarlison, Lucas Bergvall and Djed Spence, all of whom drop to the bench.
The teams
Leeds United: Darlow, Bogle, Rodon, Struijk, Gudmundsson, Longstaff, Ampadu, Stach, Aaronson, Calvert-Lewin, Okafor.
Subs: Meslier, Piroe, Nmecha, Bijol, Harrison, Tanaka, Bornauw, Justin, Gruev.
Tottenham Hotspur: Vicario, Porro, Romero, van de Ven, Udogie, Joao Palhinha, Bentancur, Kudus, Simons, Odobert, Tel.
Subs: Kinsky, Danso, Richarlison, Gray, Bergvall, Johnson, Spence, Sarr, Davies.
Referee: Thomas Bramall (Sheffield).
Preamble
The team lying fifth plays one sitting comfortably in 12th at the start of play … so given the lack of any significant historical enmity between the two clubs, there can’t be too much jeopardy in this one, can there?
Well perhaps not. However. Tottenham have won their last four matches against Leeds, scoring four goals in each of the last three. Widen the focus, and they’ve won nine of the last 11 meetings in the Premier League. If they score another four today, they’ll become the first club in history to notch that number in three consecutive visits to Elland Road.
So there’s plenty of pride on the line for Leeds, who will lean on their excellent home form: they’ve gone a full year without losing a league game on their own turf, a run that takes in 23 matches. One sequence or another has to snap today, then. Or maybe both. We’ll find out what’s what from 12.30pm UK time. It’s on!
