Mark Lawrenson predicts Leeds United clash v Arsenal
Mark Lawrenson has backed Arsenal to leave Leeds United with all three points on Saturday evening at Elland Road.
Marcelo Bielsa is currently undergoing an injury crisis in the Premier League, with Dan James and Jamie Shackleton adding to his growing list.
Lawrenson has predicted that it will finish 2-1 to the Gunners, despite their poor away form becoming a problem.
Writing in his predictions for the BBC, Lawrenson doesn’t expect things to get any better at Elland Road.
“Leeds will be feeling low after they were hammered by Manchester City on Tuesday, and injuries have taken their toll on Marcelo Bielsa’s side,” he said.
“So, although Arsenal’s away form has been decidedly ropey of late, I fancy them to get something at Elland Road.
“The Gunners still need to be more consistent on the road but they are up in fourth place, which is pretty much as good as they could hope for.
“Mikel Arteta’s side don’t always play well but they are rarely a pushover these days, which is a good sign.”
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That is the one thing that Bielsa will be expecting from his side, no matter how many of his main players are missing.
Leeds have less than 11 senior players available, meaning that the likes of Joe Gelhardt could be set for another start in the Premier League.
Could that be something that works in our favour though?
Fans at Elland Road have been screaming to see more of Joffy and with Arsenal more than fragile away from home, he could run riot.
There will be a huge amount of pressure on the likes of Raphinha to cause problems, but there have certainly been bigger shocks than beating Arsenal in recent years.
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