Crystal Palace v Leeds United Match Thread
Crystal Palace v Leeds United
Sunday 15th March@14:00 | Selhurst Park
Leeds travel to Selhurst Park this Sunday for a lunchtime kick-off that feels like a massive fork in the road for both clubs. For Leeds, there’s a 20-year hoodoo to break; they haven't tasted victory away at Selhurst Park since 5th March 2006, goals from Robbie Blake and Rob Hulse being enough for a narrow 2-1 victory.
Daniel Farke’s men have looked solid on their travels this season with only one loss in nine, but the reality is a bit more sobering. They’ve only actually won once away all season, a victory against a struggling Wolves side. Farke is publicly crunching the numbers, suggesting they need seven to nine more points to secure Premier League survival, but with Noah Okafor still injured, and Farke unlikely to take a risk on Calvert-Lewin, it's difficult to know where Leeds goals are going to come from? At-least Joel Rodon has resumed training and should start.
Crystal Palace look like a team finally re-finding their form. While their home record is statistically poor (just two wins in twelve), they’ve quietly put together a run of three wins in their last four outings, thanks mainly to their new January recruits, Jorgen Strand Larsen, Brennan Johnson and Evann Guessand, given the South London outfit the shot in the arm they desperately needed. There’s a definite sense of revenge in the air, Glasner hasn’t forgotten the 4-1 "drubbing" Leeds handed them at Elland Road before Christmas, a result many feel derailed their mid-season momentum.
With Jean-Philippe Mateta back in the fold, possibly alongside £45m new signing Jorgen Strand Larsen, Leeds will have to be at their very best defensively to keep the hosts quiet. Farke's side have not kept a clean sheet since beating Fulham 1-0 at Elland Road mid January. Leeds have only won one of their last seven, and will be desperate for at-least a point, but it's a tall order especially in the Capital!
Sunday 15th March@14:00 | Selhurst Park
Leeds travel to Selhurst Park this Sunday for a lunchtime kick-off that feels like a massive fork in the road for both clubs. For Leeds, there’s a 20-year hoodoo to break; they haven't tasted victory away at Selhurst Park since 5th March 2006, goals from Robbie Blake and Rob Hulse being enough for a narrow 2-1 victory.
Daniel Farke’s men have looked solid on their travels this season with only one loss in nine, but the reality is a bit more sobering. They’ve only actually won once away all season, a victory against a struggling Wolves side. Farke is publicly crunching the numbers, suggesting they need seven to nine more points to secure Premier League survival, but with Noah Okafor still injured, and Farke unlikely to take a risk on Calvert-Lewin, it's difficult to know where Leeds goals are going to come from? At-least Joel Rodon has resumed training and should start.
Crystal Palace look like a team finally re-finding their form. While their home record is statistically poor (just two wins in twelve), they’ve quietly put together a run of three wins in their last four outings, thanks mainly to their new January recruits, Jorgen Strand Larsen, Brennan Johnson and Evann Guessand, given the South London outfit the shot in the arm they desperately needed. There’s a definite sense of revenge in the air, Glasner hasn’t forgotten the 4-1 "drubbing" Leeds handed them at Elland Road before Christmas, a result many feel derailed their mid-season momentum.
With Jean-Philippe Mateta back in the fold, possibly alongside £45m new signing Jorgen Strand Larsen, Leeds will have to be at their very best defensively to keep the hosts quiet. Farke's side have not kept a clean sheet since beating Fulham 1-0 at Elland Road mid January. Leeds have only won one of their last seven, and will be desperate for at-least a point, but it's a tall order especially in the Capital!