In this week 13 match, on Sun Oct 23rd, Leeds United plays host to Fulham in a clash of these two closely matched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 16th placed Leeds United, recorded a 0-1 loss against Arsenal. Bukayo Saka scored the first goal for Arsenal in the 35th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Leeds United couldn’t muster any offence and Arsenal ran away with the shutout win. Leeds United looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Fulham recorded a 2-2 draw against AFC Bournemouth. Dominic Solanke scored the first goal for AFC Bournemouth in the 2nd minute, then Issa Diop tied it up for Fulham in the 22nd minute . Fulham is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses 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.
Fulham’s most prolific scorer has been Aleksandar Mitrović. The Serbian attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches. Luis Sinisterra has been the most prolific scorer on Leeds United in his last 5 matches with two goals
Luis Sinisterra, Stuart Dallas, Adam Forshaw and Pascal Struijk are unavailable to play for Jesse Marsch’s team, while Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva’s squad will be without Kenny Tete and Manor Solomon.