Overview
- Leeds vs Liverpool kicks off at 5.30pm on Saturday 6 December at Elland Road and is live in the UK on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League.
- Liverpool sit ninth after a flat 1-1 draw with Sunderland followed a morale-boosting win at West Ham, with recent displays lacking edge despite long spells of possession.
- Leeds arrive buoyed by a 3-1 victory over Chelsea that ended a four-game losing run and reinforced Elland Road’s potential to tilt a high-intensity contest.
- Mohamed Salah has been benched for Liverpool’s past two league games with a possible recall under consideration, and separate reports from the i say Saudi clubs are preparing January bids.
- Arne Slot says Conor Bradley has trained and should make the squad, Jeremie Frimpong is still weeks from returning, and Daniel Farke indicated late calls on Lukas Nmecha and Dominic Calvert-Lewin.