Leeds United - v - Nottingham Forest ***Matchday Thread***

[BelfastAndy]

5.30pm KO boys and girls.



Leeds defender Gaetano Berardi will miss the home game against Nottingham Forest with a hamstring injury.

Barry Douglas (hamstring) is also out, but the Championship leaders have Pontus Jansson available again after suspension.

Forest will make a late call on the fitness of captain Danny Fox, who sat out their 3-0 win at Bolton in midweek.

Midfield duo Ben Osborn and Matty Cash, who both came on as substitutes against Bolton, could be in line to start.

Match facts:

Leeds have won two of their last three league matches against Nottingham Forest (D1) - they had won none of their eight prior to this run (D3 L5).

Since scoring seven goals in a 7-3 win in March 2012, Nottingham Forest have scored just four goals in six league matches at Elland Road against Leeds.

Leeds United playmaker Pablo Hernandez is creating a chance, on average, every 24 minutes in the Championship this season - the best ratio of any player to play 500 minutes; he has registered four assists, with only Conor Hourihane assisting more (5).

Nottingham Forest have won their last two away matches - as many as in their previous 22 away games in all competitions; Forest haven't won three consecutive away league matches since March 2013 under Billy Davies.

Leeds United haven't dropped a single point from leading positions in the Championship this season, winning all seven games in which they've gone ahead.

Nottingham Forest manager Aitor Karanka has never won a league match at Elland Road (P3 W0 D1 L2) - his first Championship match was a 1-2 loss away at Leeds in November 2013 as Middlesbrough manager.

1 - 1.

MOT.

[CalverleyBoy]

A win would be very nice but I susect this will be a much harder game than Ipswich

[MrsORichSenior]

Leeds United sadly learned of the passing of our oldest and longest standing supporter, Edna Newton, this week
After holding a season ticket for 64 consecutive years, her first game being in the 1930s, the club will hold a minute’s applause on the 64th minute of tomorrow’s game.

Fantastic lady - Truely 'One of our Own'
Will be sadly missed,a real genuine passionate fan through the good bad and ugly.
Always had a smile and a wave for all - all will miss her in WS in her immaculate match day attire.

We've had a whip round for a floral tribute to honour Edna and our thoughts go out to her family.

RIP Edna - God Bless.

MOT

[Billyni]

Mot

[spaldy]

What a great gesture by the club on the 64th minute.

[CalverleyBoy]

Good girl - RIP

[BelfastAndy]

Really gonna have to do the buzz today. All very tight, but need to stay tight or better still - maybe put in a decent run of form to build in some breathing space.

[BelfastAndy]

Saiz on bench I see

[BelfastAndy]

Starting: Peacock-Farrell, Ayling, Dallas, Cooper, Jansson, Klich, Phillips, Forshaw, Alioski, Hernandez, Roofe

[BelfastAndy]

Subs: Subs: Blackman, Pearce, Shackleton, Baker, Clarke, Saiz, Roberts.