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Leeds United Away - Sat, 10th September 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Weather News
Its down hill from here! Rain is expected on Saturday with highs of 17C, lows 12C.

 

  Match Preview

It hasn't been a busy two weeks - in fact the website has been extremely quiet with no updates at all this month until today!

 

However, its on to Leeds we travel (Travel zone is online is you are looking for information). After winning 2-0 against an extremely poor Plymouth, McGhee is hoping the two week break has been enough time for the players to prepare themselves for the game, while also having important time to rest.

 

McGhee is expected to throw everything he has at the Leeds team, warning them that their defence will face a 'severe work-out from his strikers'. McGhee said in an earlier interview with the official site "Our strength is up front. We've got Jake Robinson, Leon Knight and Sebastian Carole. Seb can do more damage against their back four than they can do against ours."

 

So, on that note can we expect a confident Albion side to take control of the game to bring home three points? It would be nice, however Leeds are not going to give us an easy ride. They haven't lost at home so far this season, winning against Millwall and Wolves scoring two goals both times.

 

Jason Dodd has been ruled out for six weeks after picking up an ankle injury. Leeds will be the first game he is missing. New signing Alexandre Frutos from French side Metz could be making his debut at Elland Road. He played in the reserves game earlier in the week, which saw the team lose 2-0 to Reading reserves.

 

Leeds David Healy does not yet have a definite starting place in the squad on Saturday, after his part in the England/Ireland Internation saw England lose 1-0. Leeds manager Blackwell says he will make a decision if he is ready to return to the team depending on what he sees in training. Healy is currently the clubs top scorer despite not scoring since the first game of the season. Rob Hulse showed good form last season, and is back also as one of the top scorers to watch out for on Saturday. He has scored in the last two games against Norwich and Wolves - both times Leeds won!

 

Dan Harding has also sent a warning to his team mates at Leeds not to underestimate us. He told their official website "There have been a few changes during the summer and they're doing quite well at the moment.  I think a few teams will believe they are going to sit back and defend, but they could surprise a few teams this year because they'll come out and attack teams more than they did last year. I wont talk to them on the pitch but off it I'm sure we'll have a few words with each other afterwards."

 

Earlier in the week, McGhee said that the team were heading for relegation. He said: "The current table is false. I do a little graph where I map out where we need to be at the moment, but we're well below the safety line of 46 points. At the moment we're heading for relegation. Once we're above that line I'll be happier." He went on to say he wasn't afraid of our next two games at Leeds and Sheffield - so lets see some action, and some points!

 

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