On Feb 25th, Leeds United hosts Southampton 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 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 19th placed Leeds United is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Everton. Séamus Coleman scored the first goal for Everton in the 64th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Leeds United couldn’t manage to score, and Everton took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 4 points in their last 10 matches, while 20th placed Southampton is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Chelsea. James Ward-Prowse struck first for Southampton in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Chelsea couldn’t muster any offence and Southampton ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches.
Leeds United and Southampton last played eachother at the St. Mary’s Stadium on Aug 13th. Southampton and Leeds United battled to a 2-2 draw. Rodrigo struck first for Leeds United in the 46th minute, then Rodrigo added another in the 60th minute.
Southampton’s most prolific scorer has been Romain Perraud. The French defender has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Luis Sinisterra and Junior Firpo are the top scorers for Leeds United in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats
Jesse Marsch’s squad will be without Luis Sinisterra, Stuart Dallas, Adam Forshaw and Pascal Struijk, while Stuart Armstrong, Alex McCarthy and Larios Lopez are unavailable to play for Nathan Jones’s team.