October 9th features a match where Crystal Palace will host Leeds United at Selhurst Park in a Premier League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Crystal Palace recorded a 1-2 loss against Chelsea. Odsonne Édouard struck first for Crystal Palace in the 7th minute on a feed from Jordan Ayew, then Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang tied it up for Chelsea in the 38th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 90th minute on a goal by Conor Gallagher. Crystal Palace looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 12th placed Leeds United, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Aston Villa. Neither Leeds United nor Aston Villa could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 6 and 19 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Leeds United is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Leeds United won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Luis Sinisterra has been the most prolific scorer on Leeds United in his last 5 matches with two goals. Wilfried Zaha has been the most prolific scorer on Crystal Palace in the last 5 matches with three goals
Patrick Vieira’s squad will be without James Tomkins, James McArthur and Nathan Ferguson, while Luis Sinisterra, Stuart Dallas and Adam Forshaw are unavailable to play for Leeds United.