Off the back of the disappointing home defeat to Villa at the weekend, Palace have an opportunity to put that behind them with a positive result against a struggling Leeds side who themselves will be desperate for victory.
DATE
30th November 2021
KICK OFF
8.15pm
VENUE
Elland Road, Beeston, Leeds LS11 0ES
LAST TIME
It was back in February the Eagles made the trip up to Elland Road, a Monday night in fact, but goals from Jack Harrison and Patrick Bamford ensured the visitors travelled back to South London empty handed.
WHO SCORED MAN OF THE MATCH – Jack Harrison (8.3)
OFFICIALS
Referee: Kevin Friend. Assistants: Adrian Holmes, Simon Beck. Fourth official: Robert Jones. VAR: Simon Hooper. Assistant VAR: Timothy Wood.
TEAM NEWS
PALACE – James McArthur (hamstring), Nathan Ferguson (fitness), and Joachim Andersen (hamstring) all miss out
LEEDS – Robin Koch (groin) is the only injury concern for the hosts
DISCIPLINARY
RED CARDS – Pascal Stuijk (1)
YELLOW CARDS (4+) – Liam Cooper (4), Joel Ward (4), Rodrigo (4)
FORM GUIDE
Last FIVE meetings between the two sides;
- 08/02/21 Leeds 2-0 Palace
- 07/11/20 Palace 4-1 Leeds
- 09/03/13 Palace 2-2 Leeds
- 24/11/12 Leeds 2-1 Palace
- 14/01/12 Palace 1-1 Leeds
Last FIVE results for Palace:
- 27/11/21 Palace 1-2 Villa
- 20/11/21 Burnley 3-3 Palace
- 06/11/21 Palace 2-0 Wolves
- 30/10/21 City 0-2 Palace
- 23/10/21 Palace 1-1 Newcastle
Last FIVE results for Leeds;
- 27/11/21 Brighton 0-0 Leeds
- 21/11/21 Spurs 2-1 Leeds
- 07/11/21 Leeds 1-1 Leicester
- 31/10/21 Norwich 1-2 Leeds
- 26/10/21 Arsenal 2-0 Leeds
RECORD AGAINST LEEDS
- Played 64
- Won 18
- Drawn 16
- Lost 30
FORM PLAYERS ACCORDING TO WHO SCORED
- Conor Gallagher 7.48
- Raphina 7.35
- Christian Benteke 7.10
- Stuart Dallas 6.85
ONE TO WATCH
RAPHAEL DIAS BELLOLI
FORMER CLUBS – Avai, Vitoria Guimaraes, Sporting CP, Rennes
The Brazilian winger arrived at Elland Road in October 2020 and has been a real threat for Leeds so far this season even if the side have struggled to secure results. In his short time at the club, Raphinha has already made 40 appearances and scored 11 goals.
KEY CLASH
CHRISTIAN BENTEKE v LIAM COOPER
After his brace at Burnley, the big Belgian was blunted by his former club Villa at the weekend but there is no doubt that being on the road again he will be a real threat to the hosts. In his way will be Leeds captain and Scotland international Cooper who is a no nonsense centre back.
PRE-MATCH FACTS
- Leeds have won 5 successive home league matches against Palace, last losing to them at Elland Road in March 2006
- The hosts have also won 4 of the past 6 league meetings
- Palace lost for the first time in 8 matches last time out against Villa (W2, D5)
- The Eagles are unbeaten in their last 3 away games in the league (W1, D2) and have scored in 8 successive league fixtures
- Palace have won just 1 of their 12 league matches played on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday (D4, L7)
- Patrick Vieira’s side have conceded a league-high 8 goals from corners so far this season
- Christian Benteke has scored 12 league goals on a Tuesday – only Alan Shearer (15), and Wayne Rooney (13) have more
PRE-MATCH STATS
- GOALS – Benteke/ Zaha/ Gallagher (4 – 11th in PL)
- ASSISTS – Gallagher (3 – 10th in PL)
- PASSES – Guehi (902 – 5th in PL)
- TACKLES – Mitchell (35 – 3rd in PL)
- TOUCHES – Guehi (1034 – 7th in PL)
- SHOTS – Benteke (29 – 14th in PL)
- SAVES – Guaita (38 – 7th in PL)
DID YOU KNOW?
It has always been the home of Leeds United, but Elland Road was not always known as that. In its early days, it was known as The Old Peacock Ground, because of the pub which faced the stadium. It remained as that until 1899, when the opening of a new stand saw the ground renamed.
PREDICTION
With James McArthur out for an extended period and Joachim Andersen missing from the back line, a point on the road would not be an all too bad thing particularly after the unbeaten run came to an abrupt end at the weekend.
FINAL SCORE: 1-1
BETTING ODDS
- Home – 7/5
- Draw – 9/4
- Away – 19/10
- Both teams to score – 13/20
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