Elland Road dey fill up well well as Leeds United prepare for early kick-off, with cold and cloudy weather for Leeds. Di match build-up dey put attention on Daniel Farke side, wey fans dey watch to see how dem go take solve their scoring problem.
Leeds United season so far get two sides. Dem win only two of nine league games and score nine goals, but dem lose just two of nine and concede eight. Their momentum don slow, and their last league win come almost two months ago when dem beat Newcastle 4-1 on 14 September.
Since that Newcastle win, Leeds United score joint fewest goals for league (two). Dem also get second lowest expected goals overall (4.96) and open play (2.61), plus worst final third passing accuracy among top-flight sides (58.4%). Brenden Aaronson, Lukas Nmecha and Harry Wilson never score yet, while only Dominic Calvert-Lewin don net more than once. Di Newcastle game remain their only league match where dem score two or more goals.
Still, Daniel Farke side get one strong record: dem lose just three of their last 18 league games, and dem never lose consecutive league games since February and March last season. That record go face test as dem try to find goals again.
For goalkeeper James Trafford, leaving Manchester City for Leeds United in summer na for first-team football. He say not playing for Manchester City last season feel “horrendous”. Manchester City re-sign academy graduate James Trafford in July 2025, two years after he left for Championship side Burnley, but less than six weeks later, Italy international Gianluigi Donnarumma arrive from Paris St-Germain.
James Trafford, wey tok on Football Daily’s The Football Interview, say: “What a horrendous, horrendous feeling. Not playing.” He add say he had to play regularly this season for him mental wellbeing and say: “You just lose yourself not playing.”
