Leeds United Back in Action at Home Against Burnley

Leeds United vs Burnley - 02/01/2022

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We have several matches to look forward to on the 2nd of January in the English Premier League including the meeting between Leeds United and Burnley.

The game will be played at Elland Road and the hosts begin this round of fixtures in 16th place on 16 points while the visitors are in 18th place on 11 points, so this is an important game in terms of the relegation zone.

You must go back to the 18th of December to find the last time Leeds United played a match and they have been suffering with COVID-19 and injury absentees.

Their most recent fixture ended in a 4-1 loss at home against Arsenal in the Premier League and Leeds United have lost each of their last 3 Premier League matches. The additional defeats came away at Chelsea and Manchester City, the latter of which was a 7-0 thumping.

Trends show Leeds United have recorded just one victory from their 8 most recent Premier League games. The win came at home against Crystal Palace and Leeds United are undefeated in 5 of their last 6 home Premier League matches but they have recorded just 2 wins in those 8 games.

Leeds United usually manage to find the back of the net when playing in front of their own fans but conceding goals at home has been a problem. Both teams have scored in 8 of their last 11 home Premier League games.

Burnley make the trip to Elland Road having suffered a 3-1 defeat against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Thursday night. The Clarets started the game well but as soon as they fell a goal behind it was always going to be difficult. Burnley were 3-1 down at half-time and struggled to create good chances in the second half.

That result means Burnley have failed to win any of their last 6 matches in the Premier League. In fact, they have recorded just a single victory from their 19 most recent league matches, which is a poor record. Their away form shows they have lost 2 of their last 5 away matches but the other 3 have all ended level.

Burnley have conceded goals in 9 of their last 10 away league fixtures but have found the back of the net themselves in 5 of their last 8 on the road.

Team news and Leeds United are without Pascal Struijk, Rodrigo , Kalvin Phillips, Jamie Shackleton, Liam Cooper, and Charlie Cresswell due to injury. Patrick Bamford, Dan James, Diego Llorente, Crysencio Summerville and Jack Harrison could all be available.

Burnley are likely to be without Nick Pope and Jay Rodriguez due to COVID-19. Ashley Barnes is definitely out and there are doubts over the inclusion of Connor Roberts, Maxwel Cornet, and Josh Brownhill.

Those players who are available for Leeds United should be well rested but there is a danger they could still be left with a mostly second string XI. However, Burnley are in poor form and are unlikely to come away from this game with maximum points. We expect to see both teams score and the match to end level.

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Leeds United Burnley 02/01/2022 15:00

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1 - 1

2.30

10°

3.50

2.05 3.50 3.50 no no no

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3 - 1(1 - 0)

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