Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Molineux Stadium will host Friday’s Premier League clash between Wolverhampton and Leeds United. The Wolves showed character in their last league match, with the team coming from behind to beat Southampton at St. Mary’s Stadium. The arrival of Willian Jose obviously helped the team improve offensively, but Nuno Espirito Santo’s troops need to keep on winning if they are to move closer to the Europa League berth.
Raul Jimenez, Willy Boly, and Daniel Castelo Podence are all sidelined with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the home team. The Whites, on the other hand, experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 4-2 loss to Arsenal. Midfielder Kalvin Phillips was sorely missed in the Emirates Stadium defeat, and seeing that he is unlikely to recover in time to face Wolverhampton, we are tempted to put our money on the hosts.
Highlighted Player (Adama Traore):
After starting his youth career at Hospitalet, Adama Traore moved to Barcelona football academy La Masia in 2004. The pacey winger made a great progress during his spell with the Catalan giants and it has to be noted that he scored eight goals in 63 appearances for Barca B.
Adama Traore made his debut for the first team against Granada (4-0) on November 23, 2013, replacing Brazilian superstar Neymar in the 83rd minute of the match. In the summer of 2015, he signed for Aston Villa for a fee of £7 million, but he made no more than 11 appearances in the Premier League for the Vilans. At the end of the 2015/2016 season he moved to fellow English club Middlesbrough and he made his debut for the Boro in a 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace on September 10, 2016.
Due to his dual citizenship, Adama Traore is eligible to represent Spain and Mali at senior level, but it has to be noted that he played for youth categories of La Roja.
Highlighted Team (Leeds United):
Leeds United is one of the clubs that won the FA Cup. The Whites outplayed Arsenal in the final of the prestigious competition back in 1972, but they clinched the League Cup trophy as well. Leeds United faced the Gunners in the 1967/1968 League Cup final and it has to be noted that Terry Cooper scored the winner for the Whites.
Leeds play their home games at Elland Road and the capacity of the stadium is 37,914. The club was founded in 1919 and they have won three First Division (Premier League) trophies ever since (1968/1969, 1973/1974, 1991/1992). Leeds United made it to the Champions League final in 1975, but they were beaten by Bayern Munich in the title clash.
The Whites were impressive under David O’Leary. The likes of Jonathan Woodgate, Lee Bowyer, Harry Kewell, Mark Viduka and Ian Harte were part of the Elland Road outfit back then and they did well to reach the semis of the Champions League in 2001.