On Jan 2nd, Leeds United will host Burnley in a meeting of these two evenly matched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Leeds United is fresh off their 1-4 loss against Arsenal. Martinelli scored the first goal for Arsenal in the 16th minute, then Martinelli added another in the 28th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while 18th placed Burnley is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against West Ham United. Neither Burnley nor West Ham United could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 9 and 16 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Burnley looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10.
Burnley and Leeds United last played eachother at the Turf Moor on Sun Aug 29th. Burnley and Leeds United battled to a 1-1 draw. Chris Wood struck first for Burnley in the 61st minute on a feed from Matthew Lowton, then Patrick Bamford tied it up for Leeds United in the 86th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Leeds United.
Burnley is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Matěj Vydra and Maxwel Cornet each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Raphinha has been the most prolific scorer on Leeds United in his last five matches with three goals
Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera’s squad will be without Junior Firpo, Patrick Bamford, Liam Cooper, Kalvin Phillips, Jamie Shackleton and Pascal Struijk, while Sean Dyche’s squad will be without Ashley Barnes, Dale Stephens and Connor Roberts.