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Evening all, and welcome to Leeds United v Leicester City!

Premier League / Matchday 7
Elland Road / 02.11.2020
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Dan Quarrell

Updated 02/11/2020 at 21:54 GMT


19:56
Here come the teams!
19:55
I wonder if Leicester will look to go long with their first pass out of defence, to beat the press. They don't have anyone to hit, but if they're looking to hit a space that doesn't matter.
19:52
19:48
Brendan Rodgers says he respects Leeds and Bielsa, but also knows his won team are good. They press hard and always look to attack, which means they leave spaces, and he says Jamie Vardy is the best player in the country on the counter, not just because of his goals but because of the timing of his runs. He then notes that Barnes is also "super-fast". Yes, I think Leicester might just sit in.
19:46
Another player at whom I'm keen to have a look is Jamie Shackleton. He looked good coming on early against Villa, and at 21, is making his first Premier League start. Pablo Hernandez, meanwhile, hasn't started since the opening day.
19:42
I'm sure he can become irate, but Pochettino seems a proper sound bloke.
19:40
Thinking again about this Leicester team, given the three centre-backs and absence of Maddison, I'm guessing they're planning to soak it up, then try and win the game in the last 30 or so, if they've not nicked one on the break.
19:38
Immediate yellow card for this rig.
19:37
Impressive. I guess the question is how sustainable this is.
19:34
We're watching tape of Pochettino's Southampton pressing the ever-loving out of Man City, Liverpool and Southampton. Two games stick in my mind from when he was Spurs manager: Everton home, about halfway through his first season, and Man City home at the start of Guardiola's first season. Both times, his team ran over the opposition in a manner I've not often seen.
19:33
But can he handle Posh Patrick?
19:31
I'm really looking forward to watching Fofana tonight. There's something so legit about replacing one Wesley with another Wesley, but beyond that, a Leicester-supporting mate of mine is certain he's going to become a superstar and I really like what I've seen so far.
19:27
19:25
What would happen if they just let the doors be a normal colour?
19:23
I should say, Leeds are still without Kalvin Phillips. It didn't matter against Villa, but this is a different challenge and his passing and energy are so important to them. I really hope Leicester get after it in midfield, because if they do we'll see a serious game.
19:20
Let's talk about Harvey Barnes. I actually thought this might happen after lockdown, but he wasn't quite ready; it looks like it's happening now. It being him establishing himself as a player who plays pretty much every week. He's still got work to do on his final ball and finishing, but he can do all the difficult stuff and has pace and bottle to burn.
19:18
I'm kind of surprised that Maddison misses out; I expected him to play ahead of Praet, but he seems to have become teacher's pet over the summer.
19:16
Leicester, meanwhile are without Evans, who's injured - Thomas comes in, with Justin moving into the middle of their three-man defence. Meanwhile, Albrighton replaces Castagne, and Vardy is in for Maddison, who's on the bench.
19:12
Leeds will, I imagine play 4-1-4-1. They make three changes from the win at Villa, with Alioski, Struik, and Rodrigo dropping out and Cooper, Shackleton and Hernandez coming in.
19:08
19:08
Let's have some teams...