Leeds United return to action on Saturday in their second-to-last game of 2025 against a Crystal Palace side who find themselves right in the mix of a jam-packed fixture schedule.
It’s a return to Elland Road for Daniel Farke’s men, who have gone three games unbeaten. A win over Chelsea was followed by impressive draws against Liverpool at Elland Road, and then Brentford away.
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Elland Road has been a fortress this season.
Leeds have restored the feel-good factor, and Farke has kept his job. A brilliant couple of weeks and Leeds will be desperate to maintain that for the rest of 2025, against Palace and then Sunderland.
Palace will be without six first-team players, including key stars like Ismaila Sarr, Daichi Kamada, and Daniel Munoz. Leeds could be without three, but Gary Neville has become a surprise fan of Leeds.
Gary Neville and Ian Wright disagree on Leeds v Palace
He has been a big fan of Leeds recently. Neville says that the last few results have given Leeds a chance of staying in the division, while also believing the 49ers will have ripped up plans to sack Farke this month.
On Thursday, Neville and Ian Wright predicted Saturday night’s clash between Leeds and Palace, with the Eagles in action on Thursday night just 48 hours before the trip to Yorkshire, against KuPS in Europe.
Speaking on Stick To Football, Neville says Leeds have “turned” his head and is now backing them to get some results. The former England defender picked a 2-1 Leeds win, but Wright thinks Palace win 3-2.
“Leeds look a lot better by the way. Leeds have turned my head,” Neville said. Wright replied: “Leeds away is tough, but I fancy Palace to do something. The atmosphere there is so good. If Palace can see that off.
Wright continued: “Hmm, but they keep coming Leeds. I’m thinking out loud. I’m gonna go Palace, 3-2 Palace.” Neville retorted, predicting a home win on Saturday night: “Leeds is high energy, 2-1 Leeds.”
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A win over Palace takes Leeds United into survival dreamland
If Leeds manage to beat Palace, it sets the Whites up perfectly this weekend. Dominic Calvert-Lewin asked Jamie Redknapp off-camera how West Ham got on last weekend, with the Hammers Leeds’ direct rivals.
Wolves are down, and Burnley are off the pace, six points behind Leeds in 19th. It feels like the fight against the drop will go down between two or three sides, and their battle to avoid 18th in the table.
West Ham currently reside in that position, with Leeds three ahead in 17th and Forest five ahead, in 16th place. But Leeds have a huge opportunity with West Ham facing Man City away from home on Saturday.
With West Ham expected to lose, Leeds can open up a six-point gap if Neville’s prediction comes to fruition. They would even overtake Forest, who go to Fulham on Monday night. A huge fixture, then.
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