Date/Time/Venue/Officials
09/04/2023
14:00 GMT
Elland Road LS11
Referee: Simon Hooper. Assistants: Adrian Holmes, Mark Scholes. Fourth official: Graham Scott. VAR: Jarred Gillett. Assistant VAR: Neil Davies.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 12 attempts, we won a game of football. I can once again write these previews with some sort of optimism. However, the high from the Leicester game is starting to wear off now as we face a crunch tie against fellow relegation strugglers Leeds.
Leeds come into this fixture off the back of a win against a struggling Nottingham Forest side. Elland Road is notoriously one of the toughest places to play, and with our away end not sold out, the team is going to have quite the challenge.
Team News
CPFC:
Roy confirmed in his press conference yesterday that Wilfried Zaha is out for today due to his groin strain during the Leicester game. Vicente Guaita is also out with a calf problem. Chris Richards and Nathan Ferguson remain out.
LUFC:
Max Wober and Tyler Adams are both out for United. Adam Forshaw and Stuart Dallas remain long-term absentees.
Stats
CPFC V LUFC HEAD TO HEAD | |
GAMES WON | 19 |
GAMES DREW | 17 |
GAMES LOST | 31 |
Recent Meetings
09 October 2022 Selhurst Park, Crystal Palace 2-1 Leeds
25 April 2022 Selhurst Park, Crystal Palace 0-0 Leeds
30 November 2021 Elland Road, Leeds 1-0 Crystal Palace
08 February 2021 Elland Road, Leeds 2-0 Crystal Palace
07 November 2020 Selhurst Park, Crystal Palace 4-1 Leeds
Palace’s last 5 games:
CRY V LEI 2-1
ARS V CRY 4-1
BHA V CRY 1-0
CRY V MCI 0-1
AVL V CRY 1-0
Leeds’s last 5 games:
LEE V NOT 2-1
ARS V LEE 4-1
WOL V LEE 2-4
LEE V BRI 2-2
CHE V LEE 1-0
Match Prediction
I think, on paper, we’re the better side than Leeds. However, I see this being a very cagey affair, and I worry if the Leeds fans get right behind their team, this game could start to slip away from us. Having said that, if the boys keep their heads and play the game and not the occasion, I think we can see this one out. 1-0 Palace.
Safe travels to all making the journey up North.
Up the Palace 🔴🔵
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