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Event Details

Home Team: Leeds United (led by Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera) Away Team: Tottenham Hotspur (led by Ryan Mason) Stadium: Elland Road, Leeds Event Date & Time: Saturday 8th May 12:30 hours Broadcaster: BT Sport Saturday 8th May 12:30 hours Event: Round 35 of the Premier League Referee: Michael Oliver (England) Weather forecast: Periods of rain

Leeds United will face Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday 8th May 12:30. The game will be played at Elland Road located at Leeds. This fixture makes up matchday 35 of the current Barclays Premier League campaign.

Current Team Form

The side led by Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera have recently lost with a score of 2-0 against Brighton & Hove Albion. Prior to this game, they got a draw against Manchester United last Sunday at home (0-0)

Leeds United Recent Games

Date	Goals Scored	Goals against	Opponent	Played	Result
2021-05-01	0	2	Brighton & Hove Albion	away	lost
2021-04-25	0	0	Manchester United	home	draw
2021-04-19	1	1	Liverpool	home	draw
2021-04-10	2	1	Manchester City	away	win
2021-04-03	2	1	Sheffield United	home	win

The side led by Ryan Mason have won with a score of 4-0 against Sheffield United. Prior to this game, they lost away against Manchester City last Sunday (0-1)

Tottenham Hotspur Recent Games

Date	Goals Scored	Goals against	Opponent	Played	Result
2021-05-02	4	0	Sheffield United	home	win
2021-04-25	0	1	Manchester City	away	lost
2021-04-21	2	1	Southampton	home	win
2021-04-16	2	2	Everton	away	draw
2021-04-11	1	3	Manchester United	home	lost

Head to Head

Saturday’s fixture will be the 99th meeting between the two teams over the course of English Football history.

Leeds United played last against Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday 2nd January 2021 which ended with the result of 0-3, won by Tottenham Hotspur. Out of 98 games played, Leeds United won 32, drawn 29 and lost 37 games against Tottenham Hotspur.

Leeds United’s last win over Tottenham Hotspur dates back to January 2013, when they won 1-0 at in the FA Cup.

Previous Meeting

In the previous meeting on Saturday 2nd January, Tottenham Hotspur won with a score of 0-3 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Top Scorers and Most in-form players

With 14 goals already to his name, all scored in this season’s Premier League, Patrick Bamford is Leeds United biggest and most dangerous asset. He recently scored 1 goal against Fulham, 1 goal against Southampton and 1 goal against Crystal Palace Tottenham Hotspur most vital player, Harry Kane, has scored a total of 21 goals this season. Recent goal history of Harry Kane includes 2 goals against Everton, 2 goals against Newcastle United and 1 goal against Aston Villa.

Injury News

Leeds United have the following players injured at the moment:

Injury	Player name
Hip injury	Adam Forshaw
Leg injury	Raphael Dias Belloli
Back injury	HÃ©Helder Wander Sousa Azevedo Costa
Knee injury	Kalvin Phillips
Suspended: none

Tottenham Hotspur have the following players injured at the moment:

Injury	Player name
Calf Injury	Ben Davies
Suspended: none

Potential line-up and Formation

Leeds United probable XI (4-1-4-1):

Player Shirt Number	Player Name	Position
1	Illan Meslier	GK
2	Luke Ayling	RB
14	Diego Javier Llorente RÃos	CB
6	Liam Cooper	CB
10	Ezdzhan Alioski	LB
5	Robin Koch	DM
15	Stuart Dallas	RM
11	Tyler Roberts	CM
43	Mateusz Klich	CM
22	Jack Harrison	LM
9	Patrick Bamford	FW
Tottenham Hotspur probable XI (4-2-3-1):

Player Shirt Number	Player Name	Position
1	Hugo Lloris	GK
24	Serge Aurier	RB
4	Toby Alderweireld	CB
15	Eric Dier	CB
3	Sergio Rodriguez	LB
18	Giovani Lo Celso	DM
5	Pierre-Emile Höjbjerg	DM
9	Gareth Bale	RW
27	Lucas Rodrigues Moura da Silva	AM
7	Heung-Min Son	LW
10	Harry Kane	FW