On Saturday Mar 11th, Leeds United hosts Brighton & Hove Albion in a Premier League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 2 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 17th placed Leeds United, recorded a 0-1 loss against Chelsea. Wesley Fofana scored the first goal for Chelsea in the 53rd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Leeds United was frustrated by Chelsea’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Chelsea ended the match with the shutout victory. Leeds United looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while 8th placed Brighton & Hove Albion is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against West Ham United. Alexis Mac Allister struck first for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 18th minute from the penalty spot, then Joël Veltman added another in the 51st minute on a feed from Alexis Mac Allister At the end of 90 a dissapointed West Ham United couldn’t manage to score, and Brighton & Hove Albion took the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Brighton & Hove Albion should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On Aug 27th, Brighton & Hove Albion hosted Leeds United at the The American Express Community Stadium in their last match together. Brighton & Hove Albion won by a score of 1 to 0. Pascal Groß struck first for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 66th minute on a feed from Leandro Trossard, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Leeds United couldn’t muster any offence and Brighton & Hove Albion ran away with the shutout win.
Kaoru Mitoma has been the most effective weapon for Brighton & Hove Albion lately. The Japaneese midfielder has netted two goals in his last 5 matches.
Javier Gracia Carlos’s Leeds United squad will be without Luis Sinisterra, Maximilian Wöber, Stuart Dallas, Adam Forshaw and Pascal Struijk, while Adam Lallana, Billy Gilmour and Levi Colwill are unavailable to play for Roberto De Zerbi’s team.