Ian Wright has given Leeds United some extra motivation ahead of their game against Aston Villa, as he delivered his prediction for the crucial Premier League clash.
Leeds United will be hoping that their usually reliable home form can come to their rescue again as they look to end a disappointing run of form against Aston Villa.
Daniel Farke is under pressure heading into the game, after a run of four defeats in five Premier League games, with 11 goals conceded in that period.
With a difficult run of fixtures on the horizon, Farke desperately needs to get back to winning ways, with Leeds reported to have given him five games to save his job.
Ahead of the game, former Arsenal striker Ian Wright may have helped deliver his team talk for him, as he offered a gloomy prediction for his side’s chances.
Leeds United need to prove Ian Wright wrong
After Roy Keane and Ian Wright delivered their pessimistic outlook on Leeds’ survival chances, Wright delivered his prediction for the game against Aston Villa.
Despite declaring his admiration for Leeds on the Overlap’s Stick to Football podcast, Wright does not believe Farke’s side carry enough attacking threat to worry their opponents.
Asked whether Leeds can score against Villa, Ian Wright said, “I don’t give Leeds a goal. Unfortunately, Leeds, I love you, bro,” before agreeing with Keane that Villa would win 1-0.
If the ever-growing threat of relegation is not enough to motivate Farke’s side, the fact that they are being widely written off ahead of the game should be more motivation to prove the doubters wrong.
Leeds need to embrace the siege mentality of a relegation battle and get nasty in their fight for survival. The Elland Road crowd loves nothing more than showing their defiance to the outside world. Farke can use these premonitions of doom to inspire his team to do the same.
Stats back up Ian Wright’s Leeds United prediction
Leeds need to end their recent barren run in front of goal if they are to pull off a surprise result against Aston Villa when the two sides meet this weekend.
Although Leeds have struggled in front of goal in the Premier League, their run without a goal against Villa stretches beyond this season, as Leeds have failed to score in their last three home games against the Villans, according to the BBC.
Leeds v Aston Villa head-to-head stats
Leeds have never failed to score against an opponent in four consecutive games at Elland Road, with Villa looking to match their longest-ever consecutive run of clean sheets, having kept five consecutively against Everton.
Brenden Aaronson got Leeds off to a fast start in their game against West Ham. Farke will be hoping his side can repeat the trick against Villa this weekend.
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