Liverpool travel to Elland Road for a late Premier League kick-off on Saturday.
Arne Slot’s side have fallen out of the Premier League title race already, sitting 11 points adrift of Arsenal after their 1-1 draw with Sunderland in midweek.
Liverpool sacking Slot this season is possible, especially if they don’t start picking up wins on a more consistent basis.
December 6’s clash did look like a great opportunity to secure a much-needed three points, as Leeds were in dire form and Farke’s role has been called into question.
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However, the Whites smashed Chelsea earlier this week, and Peter Crouch now thinks they will add to Liverpool’s ongoing woes.
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Speaking on That Peter Crouch Podcast, the former Reds striker explained why he is actually backing Leeds to win.
He said: “I think certainly at home. Leeds at home versus Liverpool. There’s some atmosphere there. I think this will be a tough game. I hate doing this, but I’m gonna go for Leeds 2-1.
“I don’t think they’re out of it yet. I don’t want this to happen, but you know, I’ll be happy in both ways because, you know, I want Liverpool to win this game.
“I just think it’d be a difficult place to go. And I don’t think they’re quite out of the woods yet. I think West Ham are a poor side at the moment.”
While Crouch expects more woe for Slot and co., Opta’s supercomputer makes the Reds favourites for the tie.
They give Liverpool a 55.8% chance of winning compared to just 22.1% for Farke’s men.
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Liverpool and Leeds United team news
Ahead of the game, Farke has confirmed that Leeds will be without a couple of key names.
Speaking live at his press conference, he said: “No fresh injury concerns. We have definitely Daniel James and Sean Longstaff out as it’s a bit more long-term. We need to take some late decisions, like always, when you have such a quick turnaround.
“Lukas Nmecha with some hamstring problems, so we have to assess him if he’s available. Dominic Calvert-Lewin with a calf problem. We have to see who has recovered.”
Meanwhile, Liverpool have welcomed Conor Bradley back to training this week following a recent injury blow.
Joe Gomez played through a knock on Wednesday and trained with the squad on Friday.
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