Jeff Stelling and Chris Kamara predict Everton clash v Leeds United
Jeff Stelling and Chris Kamara predict Everton to leave Elland Road without three points on Saturday afternoon as they travel to play Leeds United.
Following a 3-1 win over Southampton to begin the Rafa Benitez reign at Goodison Park, the Blues now face their first away trip under the Spaniard.
They have been handed a daunting trip to West Yorkshire as Leeds welcome back a full crowd for the first time in over a year.
However, the Whites were thrashed 5-1 by Manchester United last Saturday, a stark contrast to Everton’s two-goal victory.
That hasn’t stopped Stelling backing the home side, though, as he predicts Leeds to win 1-0 on Saturday [Super 6 website].
Ex-Liverpool striker Neil Mellor has also opted for a Leeds victory.
But Kamara and Laura Woods predict the Blues to share the spoils in a 1-1 draw.
Take a draw?
We’re not in the habit of accepting draws against a side who were only promoted to the Premier League last year and lost 5-1 last week.
However, if we’re being realistic, a point would continue a solid start to the season.
Leeds aren’t as bad as they made out against Manchester United, and they sunk us 1-0 in our first match-up last season.
We did, however, beat them 2-1 on their own patch in February.
But seeing as Benitez has only just begun his reign as Blues boss, allied to the return of what is likely to be a hostile crowd at Elland Road, we can’t afford to be too demanding considering the lack of quality signings he has made this summer.
In other Everton news, the agents of this Blues-linked international attacker have flown into Europe to plot his expected summer switch.
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