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Liverpool will have a tough test when faced Leeds United in the Premier League premiere weekend. Here are 10 facts related to the match.
Duel Liverpool vs Leeds will heat Anfield in the opening week of the English League 2020/2021, Saturday (12/9/2020) evening WIB. Liverpool as the defending champion are required to win three points in order to smooth their start.
Meanwhile, Leeds are not an opponent to be underestimated because they can surprise and are now being coached by Marcelo Bielsa, a manager with a myriad of tactics. Liverpool may have a good record against Leeds, but they also have to be vigilant.
Here are 10 facts related to duels Liverpool vs Leeds as reported by Opta. The live broadcast can be watched on Mola TV through this link by subscribing to the Sports and Entertainment package.
– Liverpool are unbeaten in their last eight matches against Leeds in all competitions (6 wins, 2 draws), since losing 1-2 in the Premier League in April 2001.
– Leeds have always lost in their last three away games to Liverpool in all competitions. This will be the first trip to Anfield since the 0-2 Premier League Cup defeat in November 2016.
– Leeds have won more than any other team in their opening weekend in the Premier League (12 play 5 win 7 draw), while Liverpool have won six of their last seven opening games (1 draw), netting 15 goals in four games with Juergen Klopp (3 wins 1 draw).
– This is the seventh time the defending Premier League champions have met the promoted team in their opening weekend home games, six of which have been won by the defending champions.
– Only two promoted teams have been able to win away at home to the reigning champions in the first week of top division history – Notts County vs Aston Villa in 1981/82 and West Brom vs Arsenal in 1931/32.
– The Championship winners haven’t won in the Premier League’s inaugural party since Sunderland beat Spurs 20087/2008 – 12 teams have failed to win since then (3 draws 9 defeats), including Norwich City last season when they were slaughtered 1-4 by Liverpool.
– Liverpool have only lost once in their opening match as defending champions in the previous 18 seasons (12 wins 5 draws), losing to West Brom in 1923/1924.
– Marcelo Bielsa is the fourth Argentine manager in the top caste of English football, after Ossie Ardilles, Mauricio Pochettino and Mauricio Pellegrino. Bielsa became the second youngest manager coach after the world war to make his debut in the Premier League top caste (65 years 53 days), only losing to Dick Advocaat when he handled Sunderland in March 2015 at the age of 67 years.
– This is the first time Juergen Klopp has faced Leeds in the Premie League, even though he met in the Premier League Cup in November 2016 and won 2-0. Klopp has beaten 28 teams he has met in the Premier League before this.
– Mohaed Salah is aiming for the record as the second player to score in the opening match of four consecutive seasons after Teddy Sheringham (1992/1993 – 1995/1996); No Liverpool player has done that in league history.
– Since debuting for Leeds in August 2016. Pablo Hernandez has been involved in a whopping 74 goals across competitions (36 goals, 38 assists), 28 more than any other Leeds player. Hernandez could become the third Leeds player to score in the opening three games in a row after Russell Wainscoat (1926/27 – 1928/29) and Harold Brook (1954/55 – 1956/57).
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