LEEDS UNITED begin the Premier League season with an intriguing encounter at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Jesse Marsch guided the Whites to safety on the final day last season despite them flirting with the drop zone for most of the campaign.
Raphinha jumped into the crowd to celebrate Leeds staying up last season
Luke Ayling snatched all three points from Wolves in March
However, losing Raphinha and Kalvin Philips this summer could significantly impact the hosts’ chances of getting off to a good start.
But they’ll be eager to avoid a repeat of last August when Leeds were humiliated at Manchester United on the opening day.
What time does Leeds vs Wolves kick off?
- Leeds United will host Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday, August 6.
- It is scheduled to kick off at 3pm UK time.
- Elland Road in Leeds is the designated venue for this match and it can host around 37,792 spectators.
- Luke Ayling’s stoppage time strike secured all three points for the Whites when they faced Wolves in March.
Is Leeds vs Wolves on TV and can I live stream it?
- Sadly, Leeds United’s mouth-watering clash with Wolves will NOT be broadcasted live on television in certain parts of the UK.
- This is due to the football blackout laws which prevents matches from being shown live between 2:45pm – 5:15pm.
- However fans in Ireland can stream the entire action live on the Premier Sports app.
Team news
Jesse Marsch will be hoping his seven summer signings will be able to soften the blow of losing Raphinha and Kalvin Phillips.
Brenden Aaronson, Rasmus Kristensen, Marc Roca, Tyler Adams, Darko Gyabi, Luis Sinisterra and Sonny Perkins will all be in contention to play their first Premier League match for Leeds.
Elsewhere, Bruno Lage has been handed a massive blow to his striking options as talisman Raul Jiminez is set to be out for several weeks having sustained a medial knee issue.
And back-up forward Fabio Silva has been loaned out to Anderlecht which leaves the Wolves boss with no out-and-out striker.
However, Adama Traore has returned from his disappointing loan spell at Barcelona, which could tempt Lage into putting the Spaniard up-top in the mean time.
Latest odds
- Leeds to win 7/5
- Draw 23/10
- Wolves to win 21/10
*All odds courtesy of Betfair correct as of Thursday, August 4
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