Leeds United vs Everton Premier League Match Preview
Both league meetings between Leeds and Everton were won by the away team last season, with Leeds winning 1-0 at Goodison Park and Everton winning 2-1 at Elland Road. Prior to this, the away side had won just one of the previous 27 top-flight meetings between the teams.
Everton registered a 2-1 Premier League victory at Elland Road against Leeds last season, while the Toffees are looking to win consecutive away league games against Leeds for the first time ever in what is their 54th such visit.
Leeds United have lost their first home top-flight match in just one of their last 16 seasons at this level (W10 D5), losing 2-0 to Sheffield Wednesday in 1996-97 under Howard Wilkinson.
Leeds United haven’t lost both of their opening two games to a top-flight campaign since 1980-81, going down 5-1 at Manchester United on MD1.
Everton have kept a clean sheet in six of their last eight Premier League away games, though they did lose 5-0 in their last such match. However, the Toffees have also failed to score in four of their last six on the road in the competition.
Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds won their final two games at Elland Road in the Premier League last season (3-1 v Spurs and West Brom), and will be looking to record three consecutive home wins in the top-flight for the first time since August 2001 under David O’Leary (a run of five).
Everton manager Rafael Benítez has won all three of his previous away games against Leeds in all competitions, with each victory coming in charge of a different club – September 2009 with Liverpool (League Cup), December 2012 with Chelsea (League Cup) and November 2016 with Newcastle (Championship).
Leeds United winger Raphinha scored in both of their two Premier League games against Everton last season – the only Whites player to score in three consecutive appearances against Everton in all competitions is Peter Lorimer between November 1975 and January 1978 (two league games & a League Cup tie).
Leeds United’s Patrick Bamford and Everton’s Dominic Calvert-Lewin have both scored 17 goals in the Premier League since the start of last season – the only English player to have netted more in this period is Harry Kane (23).
Since the start of 2019-20, Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin has scored 12 headed goals in the Premier League - more than any other player in that time.
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