Burnley vs Leeds United: Burnley face Leeds United in the Premier League on Sunday, with the aim to pick up their first win of the season.
Match Details:
Teams: Burnley vs Leeds United
Venue: Turf Moor, Burnley
Date: Sunday 29th August, 2021
Time: 06:30 PM IST
Live Link: https://www.hotstar.com/in/sports/football/list/premier-league-202021/t-6679
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The Clarets return to Turf Moor this afternoon, to take on Leeds United 👊#BURLEE | #UTC pic.twitter.com/7qK4tLNGqF
— Burnley FC (@BurnleyOfficial) August 29, 2021
Preview
Burnley will look to pick up their first Premier League win of the season as they welcome Leeds United on Sunday.
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The Clarets aim to use their mid-week league cup success against Newcastle to prove a point.
Dyche’s men were beaten soundly by Liverpool last Saturday 2-0 at Anfield with Jota and Mané scoring the goals in either half.
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On the other hand, Leeds United drew 2-2 against Benitez’s Everton last week as Calvert-Lewin and Gray’s strikes were cancelled out by Klich and Raphinha.
In mid-week, Leeds beat Crewe 3-0 in the EFL Cup as they return to winning ways; and will aim to build on that result.
Form Guide
Burnley: WWLLD
Leeds United: LDLDW
Last Matches of both teams:
Newcastle 0-0 Burnley (3-4 penalties)
Leeds 3-0 Crewe
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Burnley vs Leeds United in India?
The match can be live streamed on the club’s official website or on the Hotstar VIP App.
Meanwhile, the broadcast is available on the Star Sports Select 1/HD, 2/HD, Star Sports 3 channels.
Team News
Stephens, Long and Vydra are injury doubts for Burnley and may miss this one.
Koch has a groin strain and misses this clash for the Visitors.
Burnley possible 11:
Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Gudmundsson, Westwood, Cork, McNeil, Barnes and Wood
Leeds United possible 11:
Meslier, Struijk, Llorente, Ayling, Phillips, Firpo, Dallas, Klich, Harrison, Raphinha and Bamford
Prediction: Burnley 1-2 Leeds United
Leeds looks in better shape at the moment and we expect them to utilize the mid-week win and pick up one in the league.
Burnley have some issues to work out in defence and we expect a counter-attacking team like Leeds to get one over them.
Players to watch out for: Klich, Rapinha, Barnes and Wood.
