Leeds United 1-1 Crystal Palace highlights: Whites held to draw in final Australia friendly
Leeds’ Australia tour comes to an end with today’s fixture against fellow Premier League side Crystal Palace.
Patrick Vieira’s team have faced Manchester United and Liverpool so far this summer while Leeds have taken on Blackpool, Brisbane Roar and Aston Villa, winning drawing and losing one of their pre-season friendlies.
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Hide AdThe Whites have one more friendly fixture scheduled after today’s game, much closer to home when they take on Serie B outfit Cagliari at Elland Road later this month.
Today’s game will serve as good preparation for the upcoming Premier League season which gets underway for United on August 6th with a home tie against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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Leeds United 1-1 Crystal Palace highlights: Whites held to draw in final Australia friendly
Acrobatic
8’ Palace counter on Leeds which culminates in an acrobatic finish from Edouard. He scuffs it and Koch blocks inside the six-yard area.
JUST WIDE
6’ Sinisterra does well to control Bamford's pass after the ball is turned over. He returns it to the striker who slides it wide of the post. A touch of offside, too. Pitch cutting up.
Positive start
1’ Leeds into the Palace box early on. Aaronson tries to play in Bamford with United on the front foot. Andersen with a frantic clearance.
Players out
Forshaw leads the teams out on the long walk to the pitch. Palace with a mixture of youth and experience. Kick-off imminent.
Marsch before kick-off
We have a really good group of players a really great club, great fan support. So I've enjoyed my time being here. And certainly our goals this year are bigger than than what we achieved last year. But we know that the league is so competitive and it requires the absolute best from everyone every day.
Weather report
A balmy 16 degrees and overcast in Perth for today’s game. Yorkshire conditions, that.
Teams arriving at the Optus Stadium right about now. Palace unable to bring a full-strength squad due to entry restrictions meaning there are plenty of young and inexperienced players in their squad to face Leeds.