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Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leeds United: Preview – Prediction, team news, line-ups

Friday’s showdown between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Leeds United at Molineux will serve to get Premier League Matchday 30 underway.

Back-to-back victories over Watford and Everton by an aggregate score of 5-0 have got Wolves’ European hopes back on track, keeping them two points adrift of sixth-placed West Ham United.

The Whites are embroiled in a different kind of battle as last weekend’s 2-1 home triumph over Norwich City helped them maintain a four-point lead on 18th-placed Hornets.

Match Preview

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Bruno Lage’s men have enjoyed a noticeable upturn in form heading into this fixture as they have gone from three consecutive Premier League defeats to two wins in a row.

Wolves are pre-match favourites after racking up five successive victories against Leeds in English league football before a 1-1 draw in the reverse fixture at Elland Road.

Adding to the Molineux outfit’s confidence, they have gone unbeaten in nine top-flight home H2Hs since losing 2-0 in 1973, winning each of the last five on the trot. 

Playing on Friday suits Wolverhampton, as witnessed by the fact that they have won four of their last five Premier League matches played on this day (D1), keeping four clean sheets in the process. 


Leeds United

The aforementioned win over rock-bottom Norwich brought Leeds’ six-game losing Premier League streak to a halt, putting them in a rare position to win back-to-back league games.

Only once this season have the Whites won two straight top-flight matches, while they have lost on each of their last three league travels without scoring. 

Another defeat ‘to nil’ would see Leeds match the club’s unwanted record of four consecutive away league losses without finding the net, which dates back to 1927.

Scoring has not been Leeds’ only problem, as they come into this matchday having failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last 15 Premier League outings.

Team News

Wolverhampton will be without long-term absentees Nelson Semedo and Ki-Jana Hoever, while Hwang Hee-chan faces a race against time to get back to full shape.

Leeds manager Jesse Marsch won’t be able to count on captain Liam Cooper, Kalvin Phillips, Junior Firpo, Tyler Roberts and Leo Fuhr Hjelde.

Wolverhampton Wanderers Potential Starting XI:

(3-5-2): Jose Sa; Conor Coady, Romain Saiss, Max Kilman; Marcal, Ruben Neves, Leander Dendoncker, Joao Moutinho, Jonny Castro; Daniel Podence, Raul Jimenez.

Leeds United Potential Starting XI:

(4-2-3-1): Illan Meslier; Luke Ayling, Diego Llorente, Pascal Struijk, Stuart Dallas; Robin Koch, Mateusz Klich; Daniel James, Rodrigo, Raphinha; Patrick Bamford.

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leeds United Prediction

Although it would be crucial for Leeds’ survival hopes to prove the weekend’s win over Norwich was no fluke, they have lacked conviction on the road of late.

But the Whites could take advantage of Wolves’ indifferent four-game league form at Molineux (W2, L2) to launch a winning streak and spark their underwhelming season into life under Marsch’s guidance. 

Leeds head into proceedings as outsiders, but we back them to stun the West Midlands side in their own backyard.

Since the next two Leeds’ fixtures pit them again bottom-half opponents, a potential win at Molineux could put the wind in their sails going into must-win games against Southampton and Watford.

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 Leeds United.

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