Leeds United v Crystal Palace Match Thread - Unchanged starting XI, Joe Gelhardt makes the bench

[Smudge3920]

They are a big physical side palace and have a bad feeling about this game. Now with injuries we have noone we can bring in.. Bamford is going to have to be in his best form to try and get us a goal, at the moment it's raphinha the one doing the business. I would start with hernandez ahead of klich for sure klich seems burned out to me and his passing has become somewhat suspect. Hope we get 3 points tomorrow night and go above arsenal.

IMO the heart is out of CP at the moment without Zaha...If Bamford can put one in the net as well as keep providing assists...(3 in the last 2games)...Happy days , either way Bamford is producing.

[White Riot]

If we can cut out the Crawley style defending we should be able to keep a clean sheet and beat these lot handily and pretty much cement out spot for next season.

Sooner the better then Victor can get on with the spring cleaning and bringing some more quality in.

[Peter in Blackpool]

They are a big physical side palace and have a bad feeling about this game.

Not so here. We seem to have got our mojo back. Can't really see anything but a handsome victory for us

[1964white]

Important for us to score the first goal imo!

We can't afford to allow Palace to get their heads in front through sloppy defending once again.

[Smudge3920]

They might just score a dam good goal...not down to piss poor defending ...then we just go onto win 3-1 instead of 3-0...

[whiteswan]

Really hoping for a clean sheet tonight... think that would be the most important achievement after giving away the soft goals to Everton.

Will be wearing my new away scarf to help with our home form.

I'll know who to blame if we dont

[1964white]

I'll know who to blame if we dont

I may pretend to be at ER & wear my LUFC mask

[1964white]

They might just score a dam good goal...not down to piss poor defending ...then we just go onto win 3-1 instead of 3-0...

Majority of the goals we concede are poor

[CHAPELALLMAN]

Last time they smothered our build -up by committing players out wide and closing us down in the wide areas - it worked well for them last time, so I don't see why they wont use the same tactic again.

They usually start with a 4-4-2 and then go with Liverpool's 4-3-3 when in possession. To incorporate Zaha and Eze in the same team Hodgson has recently shifted to a 4-2-3-1 so the question is which formation he will use without Zaha.

Our home form is not great - 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats in 10 games, so no way do I regard this game as a cert for 3 points - especially with Eze playing. As our pitch was grown in London I hope it hasn't brought the London jinx 200 miles north with it....

[1964white]

[1964white]

Kalvin Phillips' appearance for Leeds will be his 200th for the club across all competitions.

199 club appearances
17 Premier League appearances
12 goals
7 seasons
4 England caps
1 Championship winners medal
1 PFA Championship Team of the Year

[Smudge3920]

Kalvin Phillips' appearance for Leeds will be his 200th for the club across all competitions.

199 club appearances
17 Premier League appearances
12 goals
7 seasons
4 England caps
1 Championship winners medal
1 PFA Championship Team of the Year

I posted that in the Kalvin Phillips thread...I get told off by mods for not posting in the right thread or it gets moved ...

[1964white]

I posted that in the Kalvin Phillips thread...I get told off by mods for not posting in the right thread or it gets moved ...

Worthy on both threads Smudge

[Smudge3920]

Worthy on both threads Smudge

Dam if only I knew ... Guess thats why you are a mod

[Smudge3920]

Canada here ...
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[Irish Ian]

Important for us to score the first goal imo!

We can't afford to allow Palace to get their heads in front through sloppy defending once again.

Agreed, it has been a tecurring theme this season.

The amount of goals we have conceded before the 25th minute has been horrendous.

[CHAPELALLMAN]

Gelhardt is prob going to be on the bench....he was taken off at half time for the U23s after scoring a brace.

[Irish Ian]

Gelhardt is prob going to be on the bench....he was taken off at half time for the U23s after scoring a brace.

He has been spotted.

Be a laugh if he started as our 10.

[Chilli D]

Pablo not even on the bench!!!

[Smudge3920]