Ian Wright, Roy Keane, and Gary Neville have all made predictions for this weekend’s Championship match between Leeds United and Preston at Elland Road.
The Whites lost the rematch against Cardiff on Boxing Day, but they have been playing well ever since. Coming into this match, they defeated Cardiff 3-0.
Speaking on the Stick to Football podcast on January 18, Jamie Carragher, Jill Scott, and the trio selected the game, with everyone anticipating Daniel Farke‘s team to win.
Yes, they will lose to Leeds. 3-1,” Keane declared, followed by Jill Scott’s selection.
She remarked, “I was going to go 2-0 [but] 3-0.”
Wright offered some insight after launching into a “Leeds! Leeds! Leeds!” chant to begin his forecast.
Preston defeated them early in the season, but I believe Leeds will exact retribution at Elland Road. He declared, “I would give Preston a goal (3-1).”
Neville then expressed his opinions about the match.
He declared, “Leeds will win that.” “We’re absolutely heading to Leeds, are we not? 2-0, do you think? or 3-1? 2-0.
In charge
Leeds is playing well right now, but the distance to the automatic promotion spots seems to have widened due to their uncharacteristic run of poor play over the Christmas break.
Because the squad only plays once a week at the time, the manager can rotate the team as little as possible and use whichever lineup he thinks is the strongest.
That is a plus as opposed to the outcome of the two sides’ Boxing Day match, which was marred by a subpar showing and Illan Meslier‘s red card.
However, if the club can perform to the same level as they have in recent weeks, they will believe that their current circumstances, the calibre of their squad, and the support of their home fans will be sufficient to secure all three points.
No one in this room loves Neville or Keane, but if we can win easily and disprove their opinions, the entire team will be in a strong position as they attempt to stay up with other playoff candidates in the last week of the transfer window.
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