Leeds United 2 Preston North End 1: Reaction and recap as Whites complete 'revenge' mission
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Leeds suffered a 2-1 defeat in Boxing Day’s reverse clash at Deepdale in which keeper Illan Meslier was shown a straight red card early into the second half. Daniel Farke’s Whites then fell to a 1-0 loss at West Brom three days later but United have since bounced back with three consecutive 3-0 victories, an FA Cup third round success at Peterborough United sandwiched by same verdict Championship scorelines at home to Birmingham City and away at Cardiff City.
The Whites sit fourth in the Championship table but now seven points behind both third-placed Ipswich Town and second-placed Southampton who moved into the division’s automatic promotion spots with Saturday lunchtime’s 3-1 win at Swansea City.
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Hide AdHere, upon landing at Elland Road, we will bring you all of the pre-match build-up to today’s Preston contest followed by confirmed starting line-ups as they break and then match updates and analysis before post-game reaction.
Leeds United 2 Preston North End 1 - recap and reaction
Key Events
- 12 noon kick-off at Elland Road
Some sad news
Jaidon Anthony's mother, Donna, passed away earlier this week. Leeds will be wearing black armband's today as a mark of respect.
Preston arrive
Danger man Liam Millar checking out the pitch. But who will face him at right back? Archie again you would think.
Leeds team, Firpo gets the nod
Leeds United v Preston North End: Meslier; Gray, Ampadu, Rodon, Firpo; Gruev, Kamara; Summerville, James, Rutter, Bamford. #lufc
Leeds bench, including a brave Jaidon Anthony
Leeds subs: Klaesson, Byram, Cooper, Shackleton, Poveda, Anthony, Gelhardt, Piroe, Joseph.
Warm-ups underway
As the rain starts to pour, a grim forecast and here it comes. Very windy. A bit warmer than it has been but still chilly.
All set at Elland Road
Warm ups done and ready to roll. Interesting to see if Dan James is tasked with dropping deep at times to deal with Liam Millar.