The Cobblers make the trip to Leeds tomorrow with the Yorkshire men on a run of two straight defeats as their rise to the summit of League One hit a stumbling block over the New Year period. Stuart Gray’s side were held at home to Millwall on Tuesday afternoon thanks to a last minute equaliser but will be hoping to cause a shock at Elland Road.
Team News
The Cobblers are without Daniel Jones for the trip through suspension. The Wolves loan man signed an extension to his current deal yesterday but he is up to five bookings for the season and misses out. Brad Johnson returns to the squad after a deal with a possible transfer to a Championship club fell through this week. But Giles Coke and Ian Henderson are still not ready to return and Chris Doig is out long term.
Matt Heath and Alan Thompson are both suspended fro Leeds and Jonathon Howson is missing with a knee injury. Leon Constantine is still out with a broken arm but new signing Sebastian Sorsa could feature.
The Story So Far…Leeds United in 2007/08
After a fifteen point points deduction before they even kicked a ball, Leeds were up against it from the off but have incredibly fought back to occupy a playoff place by the half way mark in the season.
United stormed out of the blocks and won their opening seven League One games including a last gasp win at Nottingham Forest as the prolific Jermaine Beckford scored in the 89th minute to give them a City Ground win. The 100% start to the season was ended with a 1-1 draw at Gillingham but at least they were back onto plus points by mid September.
At the start of October, Leeds beat Oldham 1-0 to continue their unbeaten run of form as Ian Westlake scored in stoppage time to seal the win. Another late winner, this time from Mark de Vries saw off Yeovil just four days later before Leyton Orient became only the second team to take points off them with a 1-1 draw at Elland Road. The month ended with victories over Brighton (1-0) and Millwall (4-2) and the club was in a good position going into November.
November began with Leeds’ first defeat of the season as they were beaten at Carlisle. Beckford put Leeds in front in the first half but goals from Simon Hackney, Joe Garner and Marc Bridge-Wilkinson sent them crashing to their first loss of the campaign. Bouncing back a week later with a 3-1 win at Bournemouth, they then went on to see off Swindon 2-1. The month ended with a surprise 1-0 defeat at strugglers Cheltenham Town.
As the winter set in through December, Leeds took seven points from their opening three games of the month, with wins over Port Vale and Huddersfield followed by a 1-1 draw at Walsall. A single Jonathon Howson goal late in the day was enough to see off Bristol Rovers before they left it late again on Boxing Day to draw at Hartlepool United. 2007 ended with a 3-2 reverse at fellow promotion chasers Swansea before a surprise 3-1 home defeat to Oldham began 2008 on Tuesday.
Leeds occupy fifth place in the League One table at the moment and will be looking to bounce back quickly from two defeats in a row.
For The Record…Leeds v Cobblers
GAMES PLAYED: 4
LEEDS WINS: 2
DRAWS: 1
COBBLERS WINS: 1
Team News
The Cobblers are without Daniel Jones for the trip through suspension. The Wolves loan man signed an extension to his current deal yesterday but he is up to five bookings for the season and misses out. Brad Johnson returns to the squad after a deal with a possible transfer to a Championship club fell through this week. But Giles Coke and Ian Henderson are still not ready to return and Chris Doig is out long term.
Matt Heath and Alan Thompson are both suspended fro Leeds and Jonathon Howson is missing with a knee injury. Leon Constantine is still out with a broken arm but new signing Sebastian Sorsa could feature.
The Story So Far…Leeds United in 2007/08
After a fifteen point points deduction before they even kicked a ball, Leeds were up against it from the off but have incredibly fought back to occupy a playoff place by the half way mark in the season.
United stormed out of the blocks and won their opening seven League One games including a last gasp win at Nottingham Forest as the prolific Jermaine Beckford scored in the 89th minute to give them a City Ground win. The 100% start to the season was ended with a 1-1 draw at Gillingham but at least they were back onto plus points by mid September.
At the start of October, Leeds beat Oldham 1-0 to continue their unbeaten run of form as Ian Westlake scored in stoppage time to seal the win. Another late winner, this time from Mark de Vries saw off Yeovil just four days later before Leyton Orient became only the second team to take points off them with a 1-1 draw at Elland Road. The month ended with victories over Brighton (1-0) and Millwall (4-2) and the club was in a good position going into November.
November began with Leeds’ first defeat of the season as they were beaten at Carlisle. Beckford put Leeds in front in the first half but goals from Simon Hackney, Joe Garner and Marc Bridge-Wilkinson sent them crashing to their first loss of the campaign. Bouncing back a week later with a 3-1 win at Bournemouth, they then went on to see off Swindon 2-1. The month ended with a surprise 1-0 defeat at strugglers Cheltenham Town.
As the winter set in through December, Leeds took seven points from their opening three games of the month, with wins over Port Vale and Huddersfield followed by a 1-1 draw at Walsall. A single Jonathon Howson goal late in the day was enough to see off Bristol Rovers before they left it late again on Boxing Day to draw at Hartlepool United. 2007 ended with a 3-2 reverse at fellow promotion chasers Swansea before a surprise 3-1 home defeat to Oldham began 2008 on Tuesday.
Leeds occupy fifth place in the League One table at the moment and will be looking to bounce back quickly from two defeats in a row.
For The Record…Leeds v Cobblers
GAMES PLAYED: 4
LEEDS WINS: 2
DRAWS: 1
COBBLERS WINS: 1
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