Leeds United return to Elland Road this weekend, taking on AFC Bournemouth in their final Premier League home match before the World Cup break.

The Whites come into the game after a stunning result at Anfield last weekend, which saw Crysencio Summerville score a last-gasp winner against Liverpool to secure his side their first three points away from home this season.

👀 𝗣𝗢𝗩: 𝗖𝗿𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗼 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲#LUFC x @sponixtech pic.twitter.com/XMQIiatFIt

— Leeds United (@LUFC) November 2, 2022

The Cherries arrive in West Yorkshire after a positive performance themselves last weekend, which ultimately ended in a tough defeat. They had taken a two-goal lead against Tottenham Hotspur but eventually succumbed to a 3-2 defeat on home soil.

Both teams now have two games remaining before the break for the World Cup, coming up in Qatar over the winter - a competition which will see players from both teams represented on the international stage.

Currently sitting right next to one another in the table, these two matches offer an opportunity to climb up the standings with three points on Saturday afternoon. Leeds could go up to 11th depending on results elsewhere, whilst the visitors could move level on points with 9th placed Liverpool.

In the win at Anfield last time out, top-scorer Rodrigo netted his sixth of the season, continuing his fine start to the campaign. For Bournemouth, Kieffer Moore was the danger man up top last weekend as he netted twice against Spurs. 

This will be the first ever meeting between the two teams in the Premier League - and just the 14th ever match up between the two sides overall! They last met in 2014/15 Championship campaign, where Leeds did the double, winning home and away. 

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!

🙌 𝗠 𝗔 𝗧 𝗖 𝗛 𝗗 𝗔 𝗬
🆚 Bournemouth
🏟 Elland Road
⏱ 3pm (GMT) pic.twitter.com/1xfyEWONv0

— Leeds United (@LUFC) November 5, 2022

Manager/head coach:

Leeds: Jesse Marsch 

Bournemouth: Gary O’Neil (Interim)

What has Jesse Marsch said, ahead of the match?

“Bournemouth in general, I know they haven’t gotten a lot of results lately, but if you look at their metrics as a team they are improving.”

🎙 Jesse speaks to the media ahead of Saturday's clash against Bournemouth https://t.co/kRaPVqQ5BY

— Leeds United (@LUFC) November 3, 2022

Head to head:

Leeds: 10

Draws: 2

Bournemouth: 1

🔢 @LUFC host AFC Bournemouth in the @premierleague this weekend.

We've compared the 22/23 stats of Jack Harrison and Marcus Tavernier ahead of the game. #LUFC #MOT pic.twitter.com/iS8NBxhbKl

— Leeds United StatZone (@lufcsz) November 3, 2022

Premier League top scorer:

Leeds: Rodrigo (6)

Bournemouth: Philip Billing & Kieffer Moore (3)

Team news:

Jesse Marsch will remain without the long-term absentees of Adam Forshaw and Stuart Dallas, whilst Archie Gray is nearing a return to training. However, a new name on the injury list is Luis Sinisterra, who is expected now be out until after the World Cup. 

The visitors are without goalkeeper Neto, along with David Brooks and Lloyd Kelly for the trip up north this weekend, all out with respective injuries. Other than that trio, the Cherries have a relatively fit squad to choose from. 

Officials:

Referee - Tony Harrington

Assistant Referee - Eddie Smart

Assistant Referee - Richard West

Fourth Official - Michael Salisbury

Video Assistant Referee - Simon Hooper

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!

🎙𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵: “Their manager has done a very good job, they’re very lethal in counter attacking situations. They defend very hard, sometimes they defend a little bit deeper.” pic.twitter.com/TprXywlGmu

— Leeds United (@LUFC) November 3, 2022