Match preview
Tottenham Hotspur welcome Leeds United to North London on Saturday, hoping to avoid a third consecutive defeat in all tournaments before the World Cup break.
The Lilywhites were defeated 2-0 by Nottingham Forest in the EFL Cup on Wednesday, while their visitors were eliminated by Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Tottenham have not added to their trophy cabinet since winning the EFL Cup in 2008, and another chance of silverware has now gone begging for Antonio Conte after his side exited the tournament in the third round at the City Ground.
Tottenham have dropped off the pace in recent weeks due to a poor run of form, falling behind Newcastle United to fourth in the table, while Manchester United are only three points behind with a game in hand.
Leeds failed to convert their improved Premier League form into a fourth-round EFL Cup appearance, falling to Wolves’ Boubacar Traore’s stunning 85th-minute strike in a 1-0 Molineux defeat to dampen the celebrations.
Nothing, however, could have dampened the wild celebrations when Crysencio Summerville scored the game-winning goal in last weekend’s dramatic 4-3 victory over Bournemouth, with Jesse Marsch’s side coming back from 3-1 down to clinch a fantastic victory.
Summerville struck twice after also scoring a late winner against Liverpool at Anfield, and Leeds are now sitting pretty in 12th place in the table after back-to-back wins in the top flight, with a three-point gap separating them from the Relegation zone.
Tottenham vs Leeds H2H
Leeds  | 0 – 4 |  Tottenham |
Tottenham  | 2 – 1 |  Leeds |
Leeds  | 3 – 1 |  Tottenham |
Tottenham  | 3 – 0 |  Leeds |
Tottenham vs Leeds form guide
Tottenham’s last 5 games – DWWLL
Nottm Forest  | 2 – 0 |  Tottenham |
Tottenham  | 1 – 2 |  Liverpool |
Marseille  | 1 – 2 |  Tottenham |
Bournemouth  | 2 – 3 |  Tottenham |
Tottenham  | 1 – 1 |  Sporting |
Leed’s last 5 games – LLWWL
 Wolverhampton | 1 – 0 |  Leeds |
 Leeds | 4 – 3 |  Bournemouth |
 Liverpool | 1 – 2 |  Leeds |
 Leeds | 2 – 3 |  Fulham |
 Leicester | 2 – 0 |  Leeds |
Key stats
- Leeds United have lost seven of their last nine Premier League games against Tottenham Hotspur.
- Tottenham Hotspur have won each of their last five home league games against Leeds.
- Spurs have lost three of their last four matches in the Premier League. That’s as many as they had lost in the previous 24 games.
- Tottenham Hotspur have conceded first in their last seven matches in all competitions.
- Leeds United were on an eight-game winless run prior to picking up successive victories over Liverpool and Bournemouth.
Tottenham vs Leeds prediction
Despite the not-so-beautiful line-up, the return of Kulusevski and Richarlison will likely force Conte to return to his tried-and-tested 3-4-3, which will help Tottenham return to winning ways. The Lilywhites are rarely kept at bay in front of their own fans, and while Leeds deserve credit for their victories over Liverpool and Bournemouth, Marsh’s side should fall short in North London, Hence we go with the following pickings in this fixture:
- TOTTENHAM WIN/DRAW @ 1.18
- OVER 2.5 @ 1.63
- 1ST HALF – BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE-NO @ 1.21
*DISCLAIMER: Odds are subject to change
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