In this week 11 match on Nov 7th, Leeds United hosts Leicester City at Elland Road in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, a perfect day for football. Leeds United is fresh off their 2-1 win against Norwich City. Raphinha struck first for Leeds United in the 56th minute, then in the 58th minute, Milot Rashica sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Andrew Omobamidele. Leeds United looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while leicester City sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Arsenal. Gabriel scored the first goal for Arsenal in the 5th minute, then Emile Smith Rowe added another in the 18th minute In the end, Leicester City was frustrated by Arsenal’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Arsenal ended the match with the shutout victory. Leicester City is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Leicester City is fortunate enough to have Patson Daka in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored five goals. Leeds United is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Rodrigo and Raphinha each having 2 goals in their last five
Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera’s squad will be without Luke Ayling, Robin Koch and Patrick Bamford, while Wilfred Ndidi, Nampalys Mendy, Wesley Fofana and James Justin are unavailable to play for Leicester City.