For the first time since February 2003, West Ham travel to Elland Road for a Premier League fixture as they visit Leeds tonight.
The Whites have not been accommodating opposition for the Londoners in the past; you have to go back nine games and just over 20 years for the last time that the Irons emerged victorious in meetings between these clubs. [Transfermarkt]
Both teams go into tonight’s game off the back of 3-1 defeats in which they scored first, with David Moyes’ side felled by Manchester United and Marcelo Bielsa’s men relinquishing an early lead against Chelsea.
The Leeds manager has reportedly already named his team for tonight’s clash, although his Hammers counterpart continues to keep us guessing. However, Moyes did state in his pre-match press conference yesterday that Michail Antonio is a major doubt, with some uncertainly also over Ryan Fredericks. Otherwise, he has a full deck at his disposal. [whufc.com]
With that in mind, we predict that there will be just one change from the Irons team which started last Saturday, when Moyes’ side gave a decent account of themselves despite losing at home.
