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Harry Redknapp raves about Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford
Harry Redknapp spoke highly of Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford on talkSPORT (7:45am, October 27, 2020). The former Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United manager was impressed with Bamford’s performance against Aston Villa last week. The 27-year-old striker scored a hat-trick last Friday evening, as Marcelo Bielsa’s side got the better of Villa 3-0 away from home at Villa Park in the Premier League. The former Chelsea and Nottingham Forest striker scored first in the 55th minute when he found the back of the net from just yards out after Emiliano Martinez had kept out Rodrigo’s low shot. Bamford made it 2-0 midway through the second half when he turned in Mateusz Klich’s pass from 20 yards. The Englishman completed his hat-trick in the 74th minute, as he curled home Helder Costa’s low ...
Simon Grayson praises Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford
Simon Grayson has raved about Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford on LUTV. The former Leeds and Aston Villa defender was impressed by the goals that Bamford scored at Villa Park last week. The 27-year-old former Chelsea and Nottingham Forest striker bagged a hat-trick in the Whites’ 3-0 win against Villa away from home in the Premier League last Friday evening. Grayson, who was in charge of Leeds from 2008 until 2012, has spoken highly of the 27-year-old. The Englishman said about Bamford on LUTV: “I think scoring so early against Liverpool was a big boost for his confidence. Even last year he was getting in the right areas and just couldn’t finish certain chances. “Some of the goals he scored the other night, this time last year he probably wouldn’t even have attempted those shots on tar...
Stephen Warnock raves about Leeds United defender Luke Ayling
Stephen Warnock has praised Leeds United defender Luke Ayling on Twitter. The former Leeds defender was impressed by the display produced by Ayling during the Whites’ 3-0 win against Aston Villa away from home at Villa Park in the Premier League on Friday evening. The 29-year-old was deployed in central defence by Leeds head coach Marcelo Bielsa, and the former Arsenal prospect gave a very strong performance. Patrick Bamford was the star of the show for the visiting team, as the English striker scored all three goals. While Warnock was impressed by the display produced by Bamford, he has reserved special praise for Ayling and has named him as the most improved player he has seen and played again. Some incredible football last night. @Patrick_Bamford grabbed the headlines but my standout pl...
Aston Villa vs Leeds: Predicted line-ups, Tv channel, Live stream
Aston Villa will face Leeds United in the Premier League clash at Villa Park on Friday night. Dean Smith’s side have made a perfect start to the 2020-21 Premier League season and could go top of the table tonight with a win against the Whites. Villa are heading into this match on the back of a 1-0 victory against Leicester City in their last Premier League game. Summer signings Ross Barkley and Ollie Watkins have been in fantastic form and Villa will be looking to pick up maximum points from their home fixture. Leeds, on the other hand, won two, lost two and drawn one in a mixed start to their first Premier League campaign in 16 years. The newly-promoted Premier League side have impressed heavily so far, and they would be looking to bounce back from their 1-0 defeat against Wolves. Ti...
Predicted Leeds starting line-up vs Aston Villa
Leeds United will travel to Villa Park to face Aston Villa in the Premier League clash on Friday night. The Whites will be looking to bounce back from their 1-0 defeat against Wolves, but the task won’t be easy as Villa are in red-hot form at the moment, winning in all of the Premier League games. Here is the team we expect Bielsa to select for the game: Goalkeeper: Illan Meslier has started in all the Premier League games for Leeds this season, and he is expected to continue between the sticks. Defence: Bielsa has a selection headache at the back following the injuries to Diego Llorente and Liam Cooper. Summer signing Llorente has been ruled out, while Leeds are sweating on the fitness of Cooper. In case he fails to make the cut, Bielsa will have to shuffle his defence. The ver...
Manchester United in buoyant mood ahead of clash with Chelsea
Manchester United will approach Saturday’s home English Premier League (EPL) clash with Chelsea in buoyant mood rather than in trepidation. This is after a week which has gone some way to banishing the gloom that was descending on Old Trafford. After going into this month’s international break with a 6-1 home defeat by Tottenham Hotspur, they have emerged from it with a couple of victories which have kick-started their campaign. Last weekend’s 4-1 win at Newcastle United was followed by a 2-1 victory away to Paris St-Germain (PSG) in the UEFA Champions League. For now at least, the critics have been silenced. Chelsea’s visit, however, presents a test of Manchester United’s upswing as they seek their first home league points of the season. This is in the wake of defeats by Crystal Palce and...
Marcelo Bielsa says Aston Villa ace Jack Grealish ‘very good player’
Leeds United head coach Marcelo Bielsa has raved about Aston Villa attacking midfielder Jack Grealish, as quoted in Leeds Live. Grealish, who can operate as an attacking midfielder or as a winger, is set to start for Villa in their Premier League game against Leeds at Villa Park in the Premier League on Friday evening. Ahead of the match, Bielsa has spoken highly of the England international, and believes that the 25-year-old is going to grow as a player. Leeds Live quotes Bielsa as saying about Grealish: “He’s a very good player. It’s normal for a player once he’s been called up for the national team that he’s going to be confident and grow.” Jack Grealish is on fire Grealish has been superb for Villa so far this season, and has played an important role in Dean Smith’s side winning all fo...
Kalvin Phillips injury is a massive blow for Leeds & how they can fill the void
Leeds United have suffered a massive injury blow with Kalvin Phillips expected to remain on the sidelines for up to six weeks. Phillips suffered a shoulder injury during Leeds’ 1-0 defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Monday night at Elland Road. The England midfielder took to social networking site Twitter to confirm that he could be out for a few weeks, but he won’t be needing surgery. Luckily I won’t be needing surgery and have already started my rehab so looking forward to getting back on the pitch as soon as possible. 💪🏽🤍 — Kalvin Phillips (@Kalvinphillips) October 20, 2020 The 24-year-old has progressed immensely under Marcelo Bielsa in recent years, and his injury is a massive setback for the club. Phillips has been ever-present for Leeds this season, bu...
Leeds 0-1 Wolves: Three talking points from Premier League
Wolverhampton Wanderers moved to sixth in the Premier League table after beating Leeds 1-0 at Elland Road on Monday night. Raul Jimenez scored the only goal of the match as Wolves secured back to back wins in the Premier League. Here are three major talking points from the game: It was like the first day of a cricket test match: There is a common saying that as a batsman you need to give the first session to the bowler, and once you soak the pressure, enjoy the next two sessions of the day. We found a similar sort of scenario here. Leeds started energetically and were at the top of their game at half time. Wolves absorbed the pressure, which allowed them to gradually settle into the game. In the second half, Wolves grew confident, found their rhythm and controlled the game well. Leed...
Leeds vs Wolves preview: Team News, Predicted line-ups, key stats
After some cracking games this weekend, it’s up to Leeds now to live up to the hype and round off the game-week in style when they take on Wolverhampton Wanderers on Monday night. Marcelo Bielsa’s side have been impressive so far and give the impression that they are here to stay. The opening day 3-4 defeat against Liverpool was a statement of the brand of football they’re going to play while the 88th-minute winner from Patrick Bamford in the 1-0 victory against Sheffield United suggests that the Whites are adept at the art of grinding out results as well. The 4-3 win against Fulham was a typical end-to-end thriller, while their latest 1-1 draw with Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City actually leads us to believe that Leeds are something special under El Loco. This summer has been crucial and ...
What should Kalvin Phillips do amid Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool speculation?
According to The Mirror, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing Kalvin Phillips from Premier League rivals Leeds United in the summer of 2021. It has been reported that both Liverpool and Tottenham are ready to make a £50 million move for Phillips next summer and are also willing to double his £30,000-a-week salary. The report has added that Spurs head coach Jose Mourinho and Reds boss Jurgen Klopp have been impressed with the displays produced by Phillips so far this season. The case for Kalvin Phillips leaving Leeds United Leeds are a massive club, but Liverpool and Tottenham are bigger and regularly challenge for top honours or the Champions League places. The Reds won the Premier League season last season and the Champions League the campaign before, while Spurs are ...
‘Announce Joe Rodon’: Some Leeds fans react after hearing latest injury update
Leeds United will be without their skipper Liam Cooper in their next Premier League game against Wolverhampton Wanderers. The Whites confirmed yesterday that Cooper will be out for two weeks after he picked up a muscular injury whilst on international duty. Summer signing Diego Llorente is also likely to be absent. The Spaniard also picked a muscle injury during the international break. Both the players returned to Thorp Arch after picking up groin injuries on international duty whilst representing Scotland and Spain respectively. Following scans, Leeds have confirmed that Llorente will face up to three weeks out. Cooper is expected to be available within the next two weeks. Many Leeds fans feel that Cooper should stop playing for the country and focus more on club football to prolong his ...
