Leeds United are back in action on Monday evening as they travel away from home to face Crystal Palace, live on Sky Sports (8pm).
The Whites go into the game after a being without a game since April 9th which was a comprehensive three-goal victory away at Watford. That win extended their unbeaten run to four matches.
Palace return to Selhurst Park after playing their last two games away from home. Closely contested defeats to Leicester and Newcastle were by the odd goal, both matches coming after back-to-back clean sheets on home turf against Arsenal and Manchester City, which saw the Eagles claim four points.
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โ Leeds United (@LUFC) April 23, 2022
Eddie Gray joins us as we look ahead to Monday's trip to Selhurst Park
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Patrick Vieiraโs side are currently 14th in the Premier League table, just the four points ahead of Leeds. However, the Sound Londoners have two games in hand on their nearest rivals above them and two wins in those games could see them move back into the top half.
Mondayโs hosts are aiming to continue a strong recent record against Leeds, having not lost at home in their last five outings, three wins and two draws. If Leeds can end that run, it would be a first league double over their opponents since 1994/95.
The all-important scenario down the bottom for Jesse Marschโs side is clear, and thatโs to keep focusing on your own matches, as the season conclusion edges closer. The Whites are in 16th spot, two points above Burnley and four above 18th placed Everton. A win on Monday night could close the gap to both Palace and 15th placed Aston Villa, to one point.
When the two teams met at Elland Road in November, a dramatic last minute winner came from the penalty spot. Brazilian winger Raphinha dispatched it, after the spot-kick had been awarded for a Marc Guehi handball following a VAR review.
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Raphinha is now in double figures for the season after netting last time out, taking his tally to 10. For Palace, the ever-dangerous Wilfried Zaha leads their goalscoring charts, he has 11.
The man in the middle on Monday night will be Darren England. The official has overseen 19 matches this season, showing 78 yellow cards and one red in that time. He has take charge of two Leeds matches this term, both draws, at home to Everton and Leicester. His matches in charge of the Eagles have seen a 1-1 draw with Newcastle and a 2-3 defeat at home to West Ham.
Mondayโs clash has been selected for live television coverage on Sky Sports. Live commentary is available as always through LUTV. Alternatively, stay right here on leedsunited.com for updates throughout the match.
Manager/head coach:
Palace: Patrick Vieira
Leeds: Jesse Marsch
What has Jesse Marsch said, ahead of the match?
โThey have a lot of quality players who are dangerous in one versus one situation and in transition moments and they have a really good coach. Palace is a tough place to play at, so it will be a big challenge for us and require entire concentration and focus on the task in hand.โ
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โ Leeds United (@LUFC) April 22, 2022
League position
Palace: 14th
Leeds: 16th
Premier League form
Palace: WDWLL
Leeds: LWWDW
Top scorer
Palace: Wilfried Zaha (11)
Leeds: Raphinha (10)
Head to head
Palace: 18
Draws: 16
Leeds: 31
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โ Leeds United (@LUFC) April 21, 2022
Team news
Jesse Marsch will be without Adam Forshaw who will now miss the remainder of the season. He joins Patrick Bamford and Tyler Roberts on the injury list. The head coach stated that he believes Kalvin Phillips to now be back at 100 per cent fitness.
For Palace, Michael Olisa has had a recent ankle injury and was taken off at Newcastle, which was a match teammate Luka Milivojevic was also missing from. The other potential absentee is Nathan Ferguson who is still recovering from injury.
Officials
Referee - Darren England
Assistant Referee - Constantine Hatzidakis
Assistant Referee - James Mainwaring
Fourth Official - Graham Scott
Video Assistant Referee - Derek Eaton
A key battle
Odsonne รdouard vs Rodrigo Moreno
Take a look at some key stats between two attacking players who could be crucial for their respective sides on Monday night!
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โ Leeds United StatZone (@lufcsz) April 22, 2022
We've compared the 21/22 stats of Odsonne รdouard and Rodrigo ahead of the game. #LUFC #MOT @CrusaderLeeds pic.twitter.com/NNdGasLEPw
Latest odds
Palace: 11/10
Draw: 5/2
Leeds: 23/10
How to watch
The match has been selected for television broadcast coverage on Sky Sports. Live commentary is available as always on LUTV, with blog updates throughout, on leedsunited.com.