Stoke City v Leeds Utd Match Thread

Stoke City v Leeds Utd

Saturday 24th August 2019 3.00pm | Bet 365 Stadium


Leeds make the hour and a half journey down to the 365 Stadium on Saturday hoping to keep their unbeaten run going, and collecting another three points in the process.

Leeds remain top of the Championship with ten points from a possible twelve. They are joined by Swansea who have one less goal. The play off places are made up of Fulham, Sheffield Wednesday, Charlton and West Brom.

Bielsa has another selection dilemma having seen Costa and Nketiah come off the bench and make an instant impact. The gaffer himself admitted after the Brentford game that he may have to change his formation to make way for the young Gunner.

Leeds have injury doubts at wing back. Douglas is sidelined having picked up a knock last weekend. Alioski will once again deputise, as he did in midweek. Dallas picked up an thigh during the 1-0 win over the bees, and with Ayling already on the treatment table, Bielsa must decide between Shackleton and Berardi.

Stoke have had a terrible start to the season having picked up only a solitary point (at home v Derby)during their opening four games leaving them last. They lost at Charlton and Preston and at home against QPR.

Stoke, and England keeper Jack Butland has endured a torrid time between the sticks having made some glaring mistakes in recent games. Will Leeds be able to capitalise?

 

Don't do well here at all, another club who it's there Cup final, they still go on about stopping Leeds record Unbeaten run in the 70s, They apparently have a massive poster of them scoring against us at their ground last season, in the main entrance area of the ground.
Best m8s a Stoke fan, I hope we win this one.

 

My prediction is 0-3 but that is not a poll option.

 

We’ll shade it

 

A lot depends on what Leeds team turns up. If it’s the one that fumbled it’s way through the first 70 minutes las night, anything could happen. If it’s the team from the last 20 minutes, we’ll win

 

Butland has been dropped, pity as he has made a lot of mistakes this season already.
3pts here and we are flying but the potters seem to be a bit of s bogey side, l think it’s time for Bielsa to get ruthless, Costa and Nketiah to start for me.

 

I think Pablo will start.

 

I hope we’re not the Leeds of last season that kept ending teams losing runs. QPR still haunts me.

 

I went to this last season, in the home end, not a pleasant experience apparently I was sitting in a season ticket holder's seat who'd just passed away a haunting experience in more ways than one

Giving it a miss this time

 

I usually look at games against lowly teams as potential banana skins however my PMA is suggesting we will win by 2 clear goals. Would love us to stick more in before Stoke get their act together would do wonders for goal average and moral keep the winning streak before we play Swansea.

 

Pre Menstrual Agitation?

 

Passed away after you sat on him ?

 

Never mind, but I hope you have seen the Doc

 

I Went through pma years ago without hot flushes.

 

I went through her too, but she'd started the hot flushes by then!

 

Wasn't the young lady who died of Cancer was it Lisa.

 

No it was a bloke, don’t know what his name was.

 

Ow OK, had a very good friend, died aged. 50,around that time, they put her picture up on the scoreboard. She used to be a Stoke season ticket holder, although it had been a few years.

 

Rumor has it that Gerard is on his way to take over from Nathan Jones!

This follows Jones' comments this week about his own players thinking they are better than they actually are.

Lost the dressing room in O'Dreary style?