Will someone shut that fat lady up FFS?!! (LEEDS V Pompey)

[TWA]

Leeds v Portsmouth

Elland Road
Sunday, 25 April
Kick-off: 11:30am
Referee: Uriah Rennie (Sheffield)
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Leeds are without suspended Mark Viduka and will choose between Simon Johnson or James Milner alongside Alan Smith.

Salomon Olembe may return and Dominic Matteo is fit after a toe infection.

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp is likely to restore Eyal Berkovic to the team after withdrawing him at half-time for the 1-0 win over Manchester United.

That would mean Nigel Quashie returning to the bench with Teddy Sheringham. Petri Pasanen and Ivica Mornar are both struggling with ankle injuries.
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Leeds (from): Robinson, Kelly, Harte, Radebe, Camara, Duberry, Pennant, Smith, Matteo, Caldwell, Olembe, Lennon, Richardson, Domi, Kilgannon, Milner, Simon Johnson, Carson.

Portsmouth (from): Hislop; Primus, de Zeeuw, Pasanen, Stefanovic, Berkovic, Smertin, Taylor, Stone, Faye, Yakubu, LuaLua, Sheringham, Quashie, Harper, Hughes, Curtis, Mornar, Wapenaar.
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SEQUENCES/RECENT FORM

LEEDS UNITED
Club stats
Going into the weekend: 18th 32 points

Won only eight Premiership matches (five at home) this season against Middlesbrough (a), Blackburn (h), Charlton (a), Fulham (h), Wolves (h), Manchester City (h), Leicester (h) and Blackburn (a).
Scored 35 top flight goals. Only Wolves (33) have failed to find the target less often.
Conceded 69 goals in the top division. Only Wolves have shipped more (71 before this round of matches).
Gone 17 games (16 in the PL) since keeping a clean sheet.
Kept fewer clean sheets than any other club in the highest League (three - two at home).
19 of their 69 conceded goals have been shipped in the last quarter-hour of Premiership games.
Been 'doubled' by Tottenham, Birmingham and Arsenal.
The next fixture is away to Bolton next Sunday, 2 May.
After this, one home game and two away remain, including a difficult trip to Chelsea.

PORTSMOUTH
Club stats
Going into the weekend: 16th 37 points

Won the last two against Birmingham (3-1 h) and Manchester United (1-0 h).
Won four and drawn one since losing 3-0 away to Liverpool on 17 March.
Chasing an 11th Premiership victory.
Scored only 37 Premiership goals in 33 starts. Only Wolves (33), and Leeds (35) have found the net less often.
Failed to score in 14 top flight matches. Only Southampton and Tottenham (15 games each) have fired more blanks, going into this round of fixtures.
Lost 11 of 17 away Premier League matches.
Won only one away top League game. Wolves are yet to register an away maximum.
Scored only nine goals in away League games - fewer than any club in the highest League.
Not found the net in 11 away League matches - more than any other club on their Premiership travels.
Kept just two clean sheets in League games away from Fratton Park. Only Leeds have managed fewer shut outs on the road (one).
25 of the 47 League goals conceded have been shipped in the last 15 minutes of each half (12 in the first half and 13 in the second half).
Yet to complete a Premiership 'double' this season.
The next fixture is home to Fulham next Saturday.
After this, three home games and one away remain, including a vital trip to another of the candidates for the drop, Leicester.

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THIS SEASON'S REVERSE FIXTURE:
Portsmouth 6-1 Leeds United
8 November 2003 - Ref: Chris Foy
Portsmouth scorers: Stefanovic 17, O'Neill 45, 71, Fose 63, Berger 75, Yakubu 86
Leeds scorer: Smith 19

HEAD TO HEAD TOTALS
League: Leeds 20 wins, Portsmouth 14, Draws 13
Prem: Leeds 0 wins, Portsmouth 1, Draws 0

HEAD TO HEAD at Leeds
League: Leeds 15 wins, Portsmouth 3, Draws 5
Prem: Leeds 0 wins, Portsmouth 0, Draws 0

[TWA]

I'm going to keep my big F/O gob shut after last Friday. Suffice to say: pull thee fingers out you lazy arses!! Anything less than 3 points today and you can stick a fork in us 'cause we're done.

MOT, for better or for worse.