Leeds-Liverpool preview
Leeds moved out of the bottom three with victory over Chelsea in midweek and now face the failing Premier League champions.
Leeds have won just one of the last 12 league meetings between the teams but know three more points will make their chances of survival a world away before Christmas.
Manager Daniel Farke said: “There is no substitute for victories. Winning like this against Chelsea – it was well deserved – is good for the mood and the confidence. We are always optimistic.
“It’s normal that the atmosphere has drifted a little [during a run of six defeats in seven matches]but that’s how it should be at a club like this. Liverpool remain a top team and reigning champions. There’s a lot of fluctuation and over the course of 38 games you’ll have times where you don’t have your best performance.
“I have no doubt that once we reach the critical moment of the season, they will be back and fighting for the title and the Champions League. Every team has its ups and downs.”
Arne Slot’s side were fortunate to draw against Sunderland in midweek and head into the weekend 11 points behind leaders Arsenal.
Leeds-Liverpool team news
Leeds will be monitoring strikers Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Lukas Nmecha who both struggled late in the match against Chelsea.
Daniel James and Sean Longstaff remain absent as manager Farke looks to rotate his squad where he can.
Farke said: “It’s about finding a balance and a normal rotation. There might be some new players in the starting lineup. Ao Tanaka is a bit tricky because he played both games. He was in the ice bath. [on Thursday].”
Arne Slot must decide whether Mo Salah deserves a recall and could also look to rest some players with more Champions League action on the horizon.
Conor Bradley could return at right-back.
Leeds United vs Liverpool predicted line-ups
Leeds United starting XI: Pear; Rodon, Bijol, Struijk; Bogle, Stach, Gruev, Ampadu, Gudmundsson; Piroe, Okafor
Liverpool starting eleven: Alisson; Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Jones; Salah, Wirtz, Chiesa; Ekitike
How to watch Leeds vs Liverpool: TV channel, live streams online
Leeds v Liverpool kicks off on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. GMT (12:30 p.m. ET / 9:30 a.m. PT) and will be shown live in the UK on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra.
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Statistics Leeds-Liverpool
- Leeds have won one of their last 12 Premier League games against Liverpool (D3 L8), beating them 2-1 at Anfield in October 2022.
- The Whites have won one of their last 16 Premier League matches against the reigning champions (D4 L11), winning 3-2 at Arsenal in May 2003. At home, they are without a win in eight (D2 L6) since a 1-0 victory against Arsenal in May 1999.
- They last won consecutive matches in the top flight in October/November 2022, including one against Liverpool.
- After goals against Manchester City and Chelsea, Calvert-Lewin is looking to score in three consecutive Premier League matches for the first time since August 2021.
- Liverpool are unbeaten in their last six Premier League away games against Leeds (W4 D2), winning 6-1 when they last visited Elland Road in April 2023.
- The Reds’ last two Premier League wins against Leeds came by scores of 6-0 and 6-1. Only Arsenal have scored more than 6 goals against an opponent in three different Premier League matches previously (vs Blackburn Rovers)
- They have lost seven of their last 11 away matches in the Premier League (4 wins), with only Fulham and Wolves (8 each) losing more since the start of April. Their previous seven away defeats came over a period of 45 matches between January 2023 and February 2025.
- Slot’s side have won all seven Premier League games in which they have scored first this season, with only Arsenal (9) having a better 100% winning record. However, they have lost six of their seven matches conceding the first this season (D1).
- Salah has nine goals in six Premier League games against Leeds, with only Alan Shearer (20) and Thierry Henry (10) scoring more against them.
- No team has had more different players create more than 20 chances than Liverpool in the Premier League this season (4, tied with Chelsea) – Mohamed Salah (28), Cody Gakpo (25), Dominik Szoboszlai (24) and Florian Wirtz (20)
Leeds vs Liverpool Prediction
Leeds are on high and were excellent value for money in the win against Chelsea. They have enough to test a Liverpool team lacking confidence.
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