In this 32nd week match, on Sat Apr 9th, Watford and Leeds United will play a match in Watford in a clash 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 7 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Watford sits at 18th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Liverpool. Diogo Jota struck first for Liverpool in the 22nd minute on a feed from Joe Gomez, then Fabinho added another in the 89th minute on a penalty kick At the end of 90 a dissapointed Watford couldn’t manage to score, and Liverpool took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while 16th placed Leeds United is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Southampton. Jack Harrison struck first for Leeds United in the 29th minute, then James Ward-Prowse tied it up for Southampton in the 49th minute earning Southampton at least a draw. Leeds United looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
On Oct 2nd, Leeds United hosted Watford at the Elland Road in their last match together. Leeds United won by a score of 1 to 0. Llorente scored the first goal for Leeds United in the 18th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Watford was frustrated by Leeds United’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Leeds United ended the match with the shutout victory.
For Leeds United, their top scorers are Rodrigo and Jack Harrison, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Cucho Hernández has been the most prolific scorer on Watford in his last 5 matches with 3 goals
Roy Hodgson’s squad will be without Ismaila Sarr and Jeremy Ngakia, while Junior Firpo, Patrick Bamford, Tyler Roberts and Jamie Shackleton are unavailable to play for Jesse Marsch’s team.