Week 13 brings us a match on Nov 27th, where Brighton & Hove Albion will host Leeds United at The American Express Community Stadium in a clash of the Premier League. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Brighton & Hove Albion is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins struck first for Aston Villa in the 84th minute on a feed from Ashley Young, then Tyrone Mings added another in the 88th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Brighton & Hove Albion couldn’t manage to score, and Aston Villa took the shutout win. Brighton & Hove Albion is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while leeds United is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Tottenham Hotspur. Daniel James scored the first goal for Leeds United in the 44th minute, then Pierre-Emile Højbjerg tied it up for Tottenham Hotspur in the 58th minute on a feed from Lucas Moura But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 69th minute on a goal by Reguilón. Leeds United looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Brighton & Hove Albion won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Both Rodrigo and Raphinha have been the hottest scorers for Leeds United in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Brighton & Hove Albion’s most prolific scorer has been Leandro Trossard. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches
Brighton & Hove Albion will be without Enock Mwepu, Steven Alzate, Dan Burn and Robert Sanchez, while Robin Koch is unavailable to play for Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera’s team.