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Summary of the Leeds and Liverpool match

Leeds dropped out of the bottom three with Winning over Chelsea In midweek they now face the struggling Premier League champions.

Leeds have won just once in the last 12 league meetings between the two teams, but they know that another three points will reduce their chances of staying in the good news before Christmas.

Manager Daniel Farke said: “There is no substitute for wins. To win like this over Chelsea – it was deserved – is good for the mood and confidence. We are always optimistic.”

“It’s normal for the mood to fluctuate a little [during a run of six defeats in seven matches]But it has to be like that at a club like this. Liverpool are still a top-flight team and defending champions. There’s a lot of ups and downs, and over the course of 38 games, you’re going to have times where you’re not playing your best.

“I have no doubt that once we reach the critical period of the season, they will come back and fight for the title and the Champions League. Every team has its ups and downs.”

Arne Slott’s side were fortunate to draw with Sunderland in midweek and go into the weekend 11 points behind leaders Arsenal.

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Leeds will examine strikers Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Lucas Nmecha, who struggled late against Chelsea.

Daniel James and Sean Longstaff remain out as manager Farke looks to rotate his squad wherever he can.

“It’s about finding balance and it’s normal for us to rotate,” Farke said. “There might be some new players in the starting line-up. Ao Tanaka is a bit difficult because he played both games. He was in the ice bath.” [on Thursday]”.

Arne Slott must decide whether Mohamed Salah deserves a call-up and may also look to rest some players with more Champions League matches on the horizon.

Connor Bradley could return to right-back.

The expected lineup for the Leeds United vs. Liverpool match

Leeds United starting lineup: Perry. Rodon, Bigol, Strujk; Bogle, Stache, Gruev, Ampadu, Gudmundsson; Berwe, Okafor

Liverpool Starting eleven: Alison. Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Jones; Salah, Wirtz, Chiesa; Ikitiki

How to watch Leeds vs Liverpool: TV channel, live stream online

Leeds vs Liverpool kicks off at 17:30 GMT (12:30 ET/09:30 PT) on Saturday and is being shown live in the UK on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra.

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Leeds and Liverpool match statistics

• Leeds have won one of their last 12 Premier League matches against Liverpool (D3 L8), a 2-1 win at Anfield in October 2022.
• The Whites have won one of their last 16 Premier League matches against the defending champions (D4 L11), a 3-2 win over Arsenal in May 2003. At home, they are winless in eight matches (D2 L6) since their 1-0 win over Arsenal in May 1999.
• The last time they won back-to-back Premier League games was in October/November 2022, one of which came against Liverpool.
• After goals against Manchester City and Chelsea, Calvert-Lewin will look to score in three successive Premier League matches for the first time since August 2021.
• Liverpool are unbeaten in their last six Premier League away matches against Leeds (W4 D2), winning 6-1 on their last visit to Elland Road in April 2023.
• The Reds’ last two Premier League victories against Leeds were 6-0 and 6-1. Only Arsenal have scored more than 6 goals against an opponent in three different Premier League matches before (against Blackburn Rovers)
• They have lost seven of their last 11 away games in the Premier League (W4), with only Fulham and Wolves losing (8 each) since the start of April. Their previous seven away defeats came during a 45-match period between January 2023 and February 2025.
• Slot’s side have won all seven Premier League matches in which they have scored their first goals this season, and only Arsenal (9) have a better 100% winning record. However, they have lost six of their seven matches when conceding first this season (D1).
• Salah has nine goals in six Premier League matches against Leeds, with only Alan Shearer (20) and Thierry Henry (10) having scored more goals against them.
• No team has created more chances from players than Liverpool in the Premier League this season (4, equal to Chelsea) – Mohamed Salah (28), Cody Jakpo (25), Dominik Szoboszlai (24) and Florian Wirtz (20).

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