Burnley v Leeds Match Preview

[outwoodclaret]

Safe at last! A comprehensive win at Fulham on Monday night guaranteed a sixth consecutive season in the Premier League. We can now concentrate on gaining as many points as possible from our three remaining fixtures starting with a home game against Leeds United. A word of caution here though. While Burnley have been excellent on the road of late our home form has been shoddy to say the least as we have now gone 8 games at Turf Moor without a win.

Back in December on a cabbage patch of a pitch at Elland Road referee Robert Jones awarded Leeds a very dubious penalty as early as the 5th minute as Patrick Bamford clashed with Nick Pope. Bamford dispatched the penalty and Leeds held out for a 1-0 win though the Clarets sense of injustice was doubled when Jones ruled out an equaliser by Ashley Barnes. In the build-up Meslier barged over Ben Mee in a failed attempt to gather a free kick only succeeding in dropping the ball at Barnes’s feet but incredibly Jones decided the Leeds keeper had been fouled. Bamford who had an unhappy spell at Burnley while on loan from then parent club Chelsea will be aiming to become the first Leeds player to score home and away in the same season against the Clarets since Peter Lorimer in 1974-75.

Nick Pope is doubtful to face Leeds with a niggling shoulder injury so BPF may be in goal against his former club. Chris Wood will hope to continue his hot scoring streak against the club he left to join Burnley. For Leeds Helder Costa is out but otherwise Leeds should be at full strength with Raphinha and Kalvin Phillips both returning from injury as Leeds beat Spurs 3-1 last time out.

This will be a Turf Moor baptism for Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa. For those of us of a certain age Leeds will always be “Dirty Dirty Leeds” because of their well-deserved reputation under Don Revie. I have been impressed however with the way this Leeds side are playing under the guidance of their Argentine coach. My only niggle is if we can learn to tango why does Marcelo still need an interpreter three years after being appointed head coach at Leeds? Just asking for a friend.

The match referee is Graham Scott with Darren England on VAR.

COYC!

[The Bedlington Terrier]

"We all hate Leeds".

COYC.

[sinkov]

"My only niggle is if we can learn to tango why does Marcelo still need an interpreter three years after being appointed head coach at Leeds? Just asking for a friend."

I doubt very much he does need an interpreter, he just finds it very 'convenient' to pretend he does.

[warminsterclaret]

23 March 1974 - Leeds United 1 Burnley 4

Oh joy of ****ing joys. What a belter.

[kritichris]

There have been worse days..

[Norder]

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hoping for a open game, freed up, let our hair down, relax...enjoy it, try a few....different things, what's there to lose !

[kritichris]

Why did we keep backing off until he shot, a gift.

[ClaretinBudapest]

That is the fourth or fifth time this season we have backed off players and they score

[ClaretinBudapest]

45 minutes of dross mixed in with a bit of schoolboy defending gifting weeds the lead.

[army88]

Why did we keep backing off until he shot, a gift.

Exactly midfield jogging back again and defence backing off asking him to shoot , it’s very very poor
Face the ball up and make them beat you if he scores then fair enough but inviting him in is pathetic.