On Sun Oct 9th, Leeds United and Crystal Palace will play a match in London in a clash of the Premier League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 17th placed 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 Finally they completed the comback in the 90th minute on a goal by Conor Gallagher to cap off a wild match. Crystal Palace looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10, while in their last match, 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 0 – 0 draw,. Leeds United is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Leeds United won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Luis Sinisterra has been the most effective weapon for Leeds United lately. The attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches. Crystal Palace’s most prolific scorer has been Wilfried Zaha. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches
Patrick Vieira’s squad will be without James Tomkins, James McArthur and Nathan Ferguson, while Jesse Marsch’s Leeds United squad will be without Luis Sinisterra, Stuart Dallas and Adam Forshaw.