On the 30th of April, in this week 35 match, Leeds United will host Manchester City in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Leeds United recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Crystal Palace. Neither Crystal Palace nor Leeds United could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 16 and 9 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Leeds United is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while 1st placed Manchester City is fresh off their 4-3 win against Real Madrid. Kevin De Bruyne struck first for Manchester City in the 2nd minute, then Gabriel Jesus added another in the 11th minute. Manchester City is on a hot streak lately, with only 1 loss in their last 10 matches.
On the 14th of December, Manchester City hosted Leeds United in their last match together. Manchester City was victorious by a score of 7 to 0 in front of just over 52000 jubilant fans. Phil Foden struck first for Manchester City in the 8th minute, then Jack Grealish added another in the 13th minute In the end, Leeds United couldn’t muster any offence and Manchester City ran away with the shutout win.
Gabriel Jesus has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored five goals for Manchester City. Both Jack Harrison and Rodrigo have been the hottest scorers for Leeds United in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals each
Jesse Marsch’s squad will be without Junior Firpo, Patrick Bamford, Adam Forshaw, Tyler Roberts and Jamie Shackleton, while Benjamin Mendy, Kyle Walker and Palmer are unavailable to play for Manchester City.