Match Thread Leeds Utd v Everton - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[GedMoore]

First time they've had fans in since they got promoted plus they will be hurting from the thumping off Utd

Would snatch your hand off for a point today

 

[Milkman]

We'll lose this comfortably I'm afraid.

 

[mikel_88]

Would drop gray to bench and holgate/keane for mina and gbamin. Good test for us today for the team to show some fight. See no readon why we can grab 1-0 win

 

[Timbucktoo]

Leeds should be well up for this but they have shown last season that for all their high tempo pressing and attacking football they're as likely to concede as many as they score. We'll just have to keep it simple, let them press us high, counter quickly, get the ball down either side and get crosses in for DCL and Richy to get on the end of.

 

[4737carlin]

Unchanged team if possible please Rafael

 

[superkeeper]

Think as a few others have said, they’ll be well up for this given that for the fans at least, it’s their first game in the Premier League at Elland Road, for 16/17 years. Point won’t be the worst result in the world, but they’re still there for the taking defensively.

 

[CahillsCornerFlag]

I’d be playing 3 in the middle of the park to frustrate them, and two pacey wingers either side of Dom. They're there to be countered. Think the same formation as last week will do us no favours here due to their intensity.

 

[davies1878]

First time they've had fans in since they got promoted plus they will be hurting from the thumping off Utd

Would snatch your hand off for a point today

True but ad hard as they are to play against on form e.g high Energy, the gaps they leave in midfield and in defensive positions is exploitable especially to a tactician like Rafael Benitez.

 

[Toffe3m4n]

If anyone has a good river for this let me know. Someone posted a cracking link last week for Southampton but I forget who it was!

 

[The binman chronicles]

Fingers crossed we come out alive. If we can get a point great, if somehow we can sneak a win then it will set us up for a very good start to the season.

I personally think it will be a narrow loss.

 

[Eggs]

First time they've had fans in since they got promoted plus they will be hurting from the thumping off Utd

Would snatch your hand off for a point today

…also since a number of their famous old players passed away. It’ll be very tough, will need to defend very well and ride our luck to get anything.

 

[Dublin blue 75]

Unchanged team if possible please Rafael

Start with Keane and Holgate and Leeds will be 2 up half time

 

[TyphooToffee]

Fingers crossed we come out alive. If we can get a point great, if somehow we can sneak a win then it will set us up for a very good start to the season.

I personally think it will be a narrow loss.

I'm pretty confident of at least a point

 

[Runub]

Lots of pre-match negativity today...nothing new there lol

 

[JLW]

If anyone has a good river for this let me know. Someone posted a cracking link last week for Southampton but I forget who it was!

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