Chris Sutton alludes to Leeds United fragility as Nottingham Forest prediction made
Leeds United travel to face Nottingham Forest this weekend.
Leeds suffered a 3-0 defeat against Brighton last time out, with a lot of their early form overshadowed by concerns starting to form.
Pressure is already piling on Daniel Farke, with this upcoming clash against Forest their only real winnable game on paper for several weeks.
However, Chris Sutton has highlighted one major concern that the Whites will have to address to come away from the City Ground with a result.
Leeds’ away form is dreadful
Leeds’ 3-1 victory away to Wolves is the only time that the Whites have tasted victory on the road this season, and also the only time that Dominic Calvert-Lewin has got on the scoresheet.
Outside of that, Farke’s side have suffered defeat to Burnley, Fulham, Arsenal and even Sheffield Wednesday in the Carabao Cup.
When making his predictions for BBC Sport, Sutton alluded to their away form.
He said: “This is a big game for both teams because they could both really do with a positive result going into the international break.
“Leeds have done pretty well at Elland Road, but so far, the only time they have picked up any points or even scored a goal away from home was when they beat bottom side Wolves in September.
“Their fragility on the road means this is a great opportunity for Forest, even though they play away in Europe on Thursday.”
Sutton went on to predict a 2-0 win for Forest.
Leeds need to score the first goal vs Forest
When conceding first, Leeds have lost all but one of their last 17 away games, with this season’s win away to Wolves the only anomaly.
Attacking struggles are the biggest concern at Leeds this season, with the Whites having scored just nine goals from their first 10 games.
Forest have scored seven, but have started to show some signs of progression since the appointment of Dyche, and could move just two points behind the Whites if Sutton’s prediction were to come true on Sunday.
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