[Football- England 'Premier League'] 8.2/ 21:00 Leeds- Crystal Palace

[Joshka]

[Football- England 'Premier League'] 8.2/ 21:00 Leeds- Crystal Palace
The Monday night football game in the Premier League this week is an 8pm GMT kick-off between Leeds and Crystal Palace at Elland Road. This is a game the home side will feel they need to win if they want to consolidate their mid-table league position against a travelling team that come into this match having won back-to-back games against fellow mid-table rivals.

Leeds remain the great entertainers this season but as wonderful as it is to watch from a neutral perspective it's becoming frustrating for the Whites fans to see their team endure such inconsistent results. Marcelo Bielsa's side are in 11th place with 9 wins, 2 draws, and 10 losses this season. It's impossible to tell which Leeds will turn up. Will it be the Leeds that beat West Brom 5-0 away or will it be the Leeds that lost 4-1 at home to Leicester? Speaking of 4-1, that's the score-line that Crystal Palace beat Leeds by in their meeting at Selhurst Park earlier this season. Recent form isn't very good with Leeds losing 4 of their last 6 matches. The team has also failed to earn a clean sheet in this calendar year so far. Interestingly, Leeds games have averaged 3.52 goals per game in the league.

Crystal Palace will understandably feel like this is a game they can win after their convincing victory over Leeds in their last league encounter. Roy Hodgson's teams have won their last 2 league games and currently sit in 13th place. The team will have to handle this game without leading man Wilfried Zaha but the form of Eberechi Eze in recent games should give them hope. The absence of Zaha will be a concern though given the fact they have lost 16 of the last 18 games he's not played in. The Eagles are without a win in their last 8 league games played on a Monday night. They have also lost on each of their last 5 visits to Elland Road across all competitions.

I think if Zaha was playing in this game then I'd have a confidence in Crystal Palace to get the job done. Unfortunately, he's missing after picking up that hamstring injury against Newcastle and I think this could cause problems. Leeds are a relentless force and with the home side winning 8 of the last 10 meetings in this fixture it feels like Leeds are due some revenge.

1 @1,90 Bet365

FT 2:0