In this week 19 match on the 26th of December, Liverpool will host Leeds United in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Liverpool recorded a 2-2 draw against Tottenham Hotspur. Harry Kane struck first for Tottenham Hotspur in the 13th minute on a feed from Tanguy Ndombélé, but Diogo Jota got the equalizer for Liverpool in the 35th minute . Liverpool is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 16th placed Leeds United, recorded a 1-4 loss against Arsenal. Martinelli scored the first goal for Arsenal in the 16th minute, then Martinelli added another in the 28th minute on a feed from Granit Xhaka. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
On Sep 12th, Leeds United hosted Liverpool at the Elland Road in their last match together. Liverpool took the match by a score of 3 to 0. Mohamed Salah struck first for Liverpool in the 20th minute, then Fabinho added another in the 50th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Leeds United couldn’t manage to score, and Liverpool took the shutout win.
Leeds United’s top weapon lately has been Raphinha, who has 3 goals in the last five matches. Mohamed Salah has been the most prolific scorer on Liverpool in his last five matches with 3 goals
Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool squad will be without Roberto Firmino, Virgil van Dijk, Adrián, Divock Origi, Fabinho, Naby Keïta, Thiago Alcântara, Joe Gomez, Curtis Jones and Nathaniel Phillips, while Junior Firpo, Patrick Bamford, Liam Cooper, Kalvin Phillips, Jamie Shackleton and Pascal Struijk are unavailable to play for Leeds United.