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Up next for Daniel Farke and Leeds United is Chris Wood and Nottingham Forest. The Whites are coming off the back of a huge 3-0 defeat over the weekend.
Leeds were cut apart by Fabian Hurzeler’s Brighton side who comfortably won the game on the day. It looked like Daniel Farke’s side were not in the game for the whole of the 90 minutes.
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Farke will definitely be feeling the pressure, as at the end of this weekend, Leeds are just four points above the relegation zone. The club’s next two games are against Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest.
Fans will be hoping that the team can secure crucial points from both games in their bid for survival.
Chris Wood could miss clash against Leeds United
Nottingham Forest will be a tough fixture for Leeds, but the Whites do have an upper hand ahead of the game. Sean Dyche’s side have a number of doubts ahead of this weekend’s game.
One of them is Chris Wood; Ola Aina, Dilane Bakwa, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Douglas Luiz are also doubts. The Brazilian midfielder is yet to be fully assessed after leaving the Manchester United game with an injury.
It is looking unlikely that Luiz faces Leeds this weekend, but Chris Wood stands a chance of playing according to Dyche. The striker has been immense since he joined the club a few years ago.
Despite being injured, he remains the club’s top scorer in the Premier League. Wood was a huge player for Leeds United when he joined the club in 2015 – he scored 44 goals in 88 appearances across three seasons before moving to Burnley.
His time at the club is fondly remembered, but since he left, he has had a poor record against his former club. Chris Wood has just three goals in 14 career games against the Whites, and has been on the losing end six times.
Leeds fans will be hoping this becomes a factor if he is indeed fit to feature this weekend.
Leeds have advantage over Forest
The Whites already have a huge upper hand this week, with Forest in action in the Europa League. Between their midweek European clash and this weekend, they will only have about three days of rest.
Leeds on the other hand, have the whole week to prepare for this game. And their last win showed how important that can be – West Ham had just three days to prepare while Daniel Farke’s side had close to a week.
And with major doubts like Douglas Luiz and Chris Wood, everything is set up for Leeds United to get a huge result this weekend.
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