Leeds United conclude their Premier League season on Sunday, away from home to West Ham. That game could decide who stays up in the top flight.
These last week has seen the Hammers and Spurs go heead-to-head in the relegation battle. Both teams are separated by just two points, and the race will go down to the final day.
Leeds already halted Tottenham’s push for safety after holding them to a draw at the Tottenham Stadium last week. The team came from a goal down to take a point in that game.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s men will be desperate to get a win, and hope Spurs fail to beat Everton in order to stand a chance at staying up.
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Leeds United have already been dealing with injuries in the final weeks of the season. Noah Okafor has been out, Gabriel Gudmundsson has also missed a few games.
But Farke revealed that there is some good news ahead of Sunday’s game. He revealed that both Pascal Struijk and Jayden Bogle are back in training, but there is nothing confirmed about them playing in the game this weekend.
”Slightly worse than last game. Gruev, Gudmundsson and Okafor are still out.” he said in Friday’s press conference.
”Struijk is back in training. Bogle back in training, will have to wait to see how his body reacts.
”Anton not available for this game but it’s not a bad injury. If the game was next week, he would be available but not this one.”
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Daniel Farke makes his mentality clear ahead of Hammers clash
In Friday’s press conference, the Leeds boss also made it clear that his side will be out for maximum points on Sunday.
The Whites have faced Nuno’s men twice, and are unbeaten. They reached the FA Cup semi-final after winning on penalties at the London Stadium.
Farke made a bold statement when asked about the final game of the season. He said his team is ‘hungry’ to extend their current run of results, which should give confidence to fans ahead of the weekend.
”After a fantastic season, we want the best possible finish. A good performance and a good result. We are hungry to extend our unbeaten run and finish as this groups deserves. If possible three points but if not, then one point.”
