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Preview: Tottenham Hotspur vs Leeds United

A look ahead to Saturday's match.

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Leeds United face Tottenham Hotspur away from home on Saturday afternoon, in what will be the final Premier League match for each side before the international break, for the World Cup (3pm kick-off).

The Whites come into the game on the back of two Premier League wins in a row, beating both Liverpool and AFC Bournemouth with late Crysencio Summerville winners, moving them up to 12th in the current league standings.

Spurs have been in the top four of the table for the majority of the season so far, but in recent weeks have stuttered. Going out of the Carabao Cup in midweek to Nottingham Forest followed on from three losses in the last five for Antonio Conte’s side in the league.

On home turf, Spurs have been strong, winning five out of their seven matches so far this season at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. However, defeats in their last two matches at home to Newcastle and Liverpool will mean they are looking to bounce back this weekend.

On the road, Jesse Marsch’s side have won just the once so far this campaign. That was last time out at Anfield - with the only other point from six matches played coming against Southampton back in August.

England captain Harry Kane is top of the scoring charts for Tottenham, which is nothing unusual. The forward has 11 up to now, which puts him on 194 Premier League goals overall in his career, third on the list of all time top-scorers!

For Leeds, Rodrigo has been in impressive form so far this season as well. His seven goals have been an excellent return up to now. Second on the list after his recent fine form, Summerville has scored three in his last three games, which is the same as his Spanish teammate.

With the table still tight throughout all areas, and plenty of points on offer, both teams can move up or down the standings this weekend. A win for Leeds could see them move up to 11th, whilst three points for Spurs would send them back up to third.

The game has not been selected for live television coverage within the UK. You can stay right here on leedsunited.com to follow updates throughout the 90 minutes, or listen to uninterrupted commentary on LUTV!

Manager/head coach:

Spurs: Antonio Conte

Leeds: Jesse Marsch

What has Jesse Marsch said, ahead of the match?

“They have such a quality squad and playing at home they are always good, with the incredible stadium and fan base they have. So, we know that this is a big challenge, once again, against a top opponent in our league.”

Head to head:

Spurs: 39

Draws: 29

Leeds: 33

League position:

Spurs: 4th

Leeds: 12th

Premier League top scorer:

Spurs: Harry Kane (11)

Leeds: Rodrigo (7)

Team news:

Jesse Marsch will be without Archie Gray, Adam Forshaw, Stuart Dallas, Mateusz Klich and Patrick Bamford this weekend, whilst Jack Harrison will be assessed closer to the match.

The home side will be without Cristian Romero and Son Heung-Min against the Whites, whilst Ryan Sessegnon is also likely to be missing. Returning from injury though, Dejan Kulusevski and Richarlison are now back available.

Officials:

Referee - Michael Salisbury

Assistant Referee - James Mainwaring

Assistant Referee - Derek Eaton

Fourth Official - Graham Scott

Video Assistant Referee - Paul Tierney

How to watch:

The game has not been selected for live television coverage within the UK. You can stay right here on leedsunited.com to follow updates throughout the 90 minutes, or listen to uninterrupted commentary on LUTV!

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