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Leeds United could start to see their Premier League rivals change manager soon.

One of Leeds United’s potential Premier League survival rivals are already weighing up a change of manager, according to reports.

Fulham are one of three top-flight teams yet to record a win and sit below Tottenham Hotspur and Bournemouth in the relegation zone. Their two points came in draws against Manchester United and Liverpool but four defeats arrived in concerning fashion, the most recent at Ipswich Town.

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The Cottagers lost on the opening weekend at home to Chelsea and have since fallen to defeat against other strugglers Sunderland and Crystal Palace. On Saturday, they spent much of the second-half 1-0 up at Portman Road but conceded in the 88th and 92nd minutes to lose 2-1 against newly-promoted Ipswich.

Following that defeat, London-based outlet The Standard reported that manager Alvaro Arbeloa’s future now ‘hangs in the balance’ with two games left to save his job. The Spaniard is said to be needing positive results against newly-promoted Hull City and Coventry City to survive.

Arbeloa, who replaced Marco Silva three months ago, was backed by Craven Cottage chiefs in the summer with big money spent on some of his former Real Madrid youngsters including £34million striker Gonzalo Garcia. But there have been reports of squad disharmony almost from the off.

Following Saturday’s defeat at Ipswich, Arbeloa insisted he wasn’t worried about his position but talkSPORT also report that he is under serious scrutiny with Thomas Frank eyed as a potential replacement. Fulham head to Elland Road on December 19 before hosting Leeds at Craven Cottage in February.

Elland Road chiefs will hope to keep well away from any relegation battle but despite the positive start, survival remains the key objective. The Whites were unbeaten from five league games until last weekend’s 2-1 defeat to Arsenal but remain seventh in the table, aiming first to reach the 40-point mark as quickly as possible.

Leeds know all too well what managerial uncertainty can do to Premier League relegation candidates having seen the panic button hit on multiple occasions among rivals last season. Nottingham Forest burned through four head coaches while West Ham, Spurs, Wolves and Burnley all made changes in the dugout.

A calmer approach in West Yorkshire saw Farke backed and he went on to guide Leeds to relative comfort, eventually finishing 14th and being mathematically safe with three games to spare. They are now reaping the rewards of that stability but the same cannot be said elsewhere.

A Leeds United Premier League fixture in November has been moved for TV.

Leeds United’s forthcoming home clash against Tottenham Hotspur has been moved upon Premier League broadcast selections for November being made.

The Premier League had already announced ahead of schedule which games over Christmas and New Year had been selected for broadcast and now the broadcast selections and displaced matches for November have been announced.

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United’s home clash against Tottenham is the only game selected, the game still taking place on Saturday, November 7 but now with a 12.30pm kick-off for broadcast on TNT Sports having initially been a 3pm start.

The visit of Spurs is the last game before the November international break and United’s first game back after the break at Chelsea stays as a 3pm kick-off on Saturday, November 21.

Coventry City’s visit to Elland Road the following weekend also stays as a 3pm kick-off on Saturday, November 28.

Leeds United can move back into third place with a victory from Sunday’s visit of Crystal Palace - ahead of which the Whites have received fresh backing from Opta’s supercomputer in its new predicted final table and points.

Leeds initially moved third after just four games played with Monday night’s very impressive 4-1 win at home to Newcastle United and the Whites have only dropped three places after Friday and Saturday’s results.

Brentford jumped above Daniel Farke’s Whites with a 3-0 win at home to Chelsea on Friday night and the shock of the weekend then saw Brighton move third with Saturday afternoon’s 3-0 triumph at home to Arsenal.

Everton are the third team to have gone above Leeds with Saturday’s 1-0 win at home to Ipswich Town on a day which featured more misery for winless Tottenham who suffered a 3-2 defeat at home to Aston Villa in the day’s lunchtime game.

Newcastle, meanwhile, bounced back from their defeat at Elland Road with a 2-1 win at home to Hull City.

But a win against fourth-bottom Palace would send Leeds back into third and even a draw would take the Whites fifth when the initial aim is to survive the club’s second season back in the Premier League.

As Nottingham Forest prepared to take on Coventry City in Saturday’s teatime game, data experts Opta produced their latest predicted final table and points which features fresh Leeds backing but another shocker for troubled Tottenham and a big Palace call.

Leeds United have made an impressive start to the new Premier League season - but where do the bookies think Daniel Farke’s Whites will ultimately now finish in their second season back?

Daniel Farke’s Whites went into Monday night’s hosting of Newcastle United sat on five points from their first three games played and the club soared into third place with an impressive 4-1 win against the Magpies.

On the back of the opening day win at Nottingham Forest and then draws against Brentford and Brighton, Leeds sit on eight points after four games played, a tally only bettered by frontrunners Arsenal and Manchester City after their perfect starts.

Leeds finished 14th last season in the club’s first year back in the country’s top flight but the early signs suggest the Whites might better that, possibly considerably so. But what do the bookies think?

Here, based solely on the latest title odds, is how the bookies think the final table will look featuring a strong Leeds call against the likes of Aston Villa, Tottenham, Everton and Brighton.

Updates throughout the day as Leeds United look to end their summer transfer window strongly.

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Leeds United are into the final hours of their summer transfer window and could be busy throughout deadline day.

The transfer window slams shut at 11pm tonight with Premier League clubs up and down the country working down to the wire to strengthen their squads. Leeds have enjoyed a solid start to the season on the pitch but remain active to try and further improve Daniel Farke’s group.

Could today bring the left-sided attacker signing Leeds have wanted all summer? They’ve held an interest in Julian Brandt, Igor Paixao and Mykhailo Mudryk at different points over the last few months but are yet to source competition for Swiss international Noah Okafor.

Should the Whites find themselves a new winger on deadline day, it could pave the way for a first-team exit. Willy Gnonto has emerged as a serious target for Fiorentina and was yesterday granted permission to travel to Italy for medical tests, should a loan exit be sanctioned.

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For their part, Leeds insist they will only let Gnonto leave if a replacement is found but with such little time to formalise any deals, having the winger in Florence and ready to undergo tests makes logistical sense. The club were believed to still be working on a potential deal for Mudryk but their attempts were hijacked on Monday.

Tottenham Hotspur now look to be pushing for the winger, having missed out on Everton’s Iliman Ndiaye to Manchester City. Spurs boss Roberto De Zerbi worked with Mudryk at Shakhtar Donetsk and the player wants to move to North London.

There was also an expectation Leeds would move for another striker this summer, particularly after Joel Piroe’s loan to West Ham was confirmed. Farke has two No.9s in Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Lukas Nmecha but is now lighter in that position than he was last season.

And could Joe Rodon’s hamstring injury suffered against Brentford on Sunday force Leeds into action? Farke described it as a ‘big blow’ should the Welshman be out for a period, with only three natural senior centre-backs and versatile defender James Justin now available.

Justin’s left-back responsibilities could be reduced if Leeds get a deadline day move over the line for Melvin Bard. Reports overnight suggest a loan deal has been agreed with French outfit OGC Nice which includes a roughly £4m purchase option.

It’s set to be a hectic deadline day across the Premier League and alongside all the latest developments from Elland Road, we’ll keep you posted on any major Premier League deals too. Stay tuned below...

Leeds United’s second season back in the Premier League is off to a flyer - and stats experts Opta have delivered their first Whites verdict in their new predicted final table and points.

Leeds began their second year back in the country’s top flight with Saturday afternoon’s clash at a Nottingham Forest side who finished last season’s Premier League in 16th - two places and three points behind the Whites.

Saturday’s clash at the City Ground then looked set to end in a goalless draw but Anton Stach fired home a brilliant 88th-minute free-kick to seal a 1-0 success for Farke’s men who have now won five of their last eight games carrying on from a strong end to last season.

There were also big wins for newly promoted pair Hull City and Ipswich Town on Saturday, the Tigers beating Manchester United at MKM Stadium and Ipswich defeating Sunderland 2-1 at Portman Road.

After Friday night’s 3-0 victory for defending champions Arsenal at home to Coventry City, Brentford were Saturday’s biggest winners with a 3-0 triumph at home to Tottenham Hotspur.

Everton also enjoyed a 2-0 win at home to Crystal Palace.

Sunday’s games then began with two 2pm kick-offs, one of which saw Aston Villa thumped 4-0 at Brighton. At the same time, Manchester City came from a goal down to beat Bournemouth 2-1 at the Etihad.

The day’s 4pm game then saw Dominik Szoboszlai net a 99th-minute penalty for Liverpool to break Newcastle United hearts in a 2-2 draw at St James’ Park. The opening weekend’s final game takes place on Monday night as Fulham host Chelsea.

As it stands, Leeds sit eighth in the very early standings and data experts Opta have now provided Whites backing in their first predicted final table and points.

Featuring a Sunderland shock and a big Aston Villa call, here is how they think the final standings will look.

Leeds United beat RB Leipzig 2-0 on Saturday to record their third straight pre-season victory against top-flight opposition. Daniel Farke’s side are looking sharp ahead of the 2026/27 campaign and have welcomed three top signings through the door in Harry Wilson, Tarik Muharemovic and James Trafford.

After finishing 14th last season, there’s a real feeling of optimism around Elland Road as Leeds look to establish themselves in the Premier League. And that sense of momentum is reflected in the club’s rise as a European power according to Opta’s Power Rankings - a metric rating teams across the globe between zero and 100.

Using an updated version of those Power Rankings, Opta have collated a table of who they believe to be the world’s 100 best teams. Leeds United are in that top 30 - ahead of the likes of Sunderland, Tottenham Hotspur and Everton.

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Manor Solomon spent the 2024-25 season on loan at Elland Road.

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Manor Solomon has opened up on his Leeds United wish with a Whites admission and an ‘unresolved issue’ ahead of the new season.

Leeds signed Israel international star Solomon on a season-long loan from Tottenham Hotspur in the summer of 2024 and the winger went on to dazzle as United stormed to promotion as Championship champions.

Solomon then returned back to Tottenham in the summer before ultimately joining La Liga outfit Sevilla in September on a season-long loan despite interest from Crystal Palace who looked set to land his services.

Solomon, though, speaking this week to sport5, said he wished to either rejoin Leeds or stay at Spurs, the winger saluting his connection to the Whites with particular praise for the club’s fans.

Solomon again returned to Tottenham after his loan spell at Sevilla befire being loaned back out to Fiorentina last season but the 26-year-old says he still most wants to play in the Premier League which he has an “unresolved issue”.

"I really connected with Leeds, it's a club that will always be in my heart,” said Solomon.

“I said to myself 'I've come to the right place”

“Especially the crowd, which is amazing. When I went to the first game and heard the Leeds crowd, I said to myself 'I've come to the right place'.

“At the end of the season I wanted to be at Tottenham or Leeds. The chairman talked about me, the price was high.

“We had a conversation with Tottenham before arriving for training, they said they wanted me to stay and the coach likes me and after six training sessions I got injured.

“The interest from Leeds decreased and at the end of the window, when I returned to play, the coach saw me again and I had a conversation with him because I had an offer from Crystal Palace.

“He told me he wanted me to stay. We had already left everything in London and the next day I flew to the national team. I landed and got a call from Finn.

“He was nervous and said that they had the possibility of signing a French striker, Daniel Levy spoke to him and they need to clear a player on the squad and it was probably me. I told him 'Come on, "Shut down Palace. I don't want to be in a place like this.

“There were negotiations between the teams and there was probably bad blood there and the deal fell through in the last few hours. I'm on the national team, I was done from that day on. The transfer window is over, I didn't want to stay at Tottenham. I was offended by them. When you feel like you're being pushed out, you don't want to stay in a place like this."

Asked in which league he would most like to play, Solomon said: "I have an unresolved issue with the Premier League. Even if I'm not there, that's okay.”

Former Leeds United youngster Archie Gray looks set for a big future.

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Former Leeds United youngster Archie Gray has been tipped for a shock Tottenham Hotspur promotion despite only just turning 20.

Gray was a rare shining light in an otherwise miserable 2025/26 campaign at Tottenham, with relegation only avoided thanks to a final-day victory over Everton. The youngster only started 18 top-flight matches but claimed all three of his club’s Player of the Season awards, voted for by fans.

It’s set to be a big summer of change in North London as Roberto De Zerbi shapes the squad to his needs, with reports club captain Christian Romero could be among those to leave. That would leave a huge gap in the team with a new leader needing to be selected - and Tottenham legend Harry Redknapp has tipped Gray for the role.

“I think Archie Gray would be one of the people that you look to build your team around,” he told The Standard. “He looks a fantastic young pro, good player, and over the last two years, he’s probably been their best player, I think.

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“He is, I assume, a captain of the club in the not-too-distant future. Even next year, if I was there, I wouldn’t hesitate to make him captain, even though he’s only a young kid. He could be like Ray Wilkins, who became captain of Chelsea when he was very young. He’s good enough to do that.”

The huge praise for Gray comes following an end-of-season period in which the midfielder didn’t feature much. His last start for Spurs came on April 12 and only two substitute appearances followed during the relegation run-in.

De Zerbi opted to prioritise experience in a desperate fight to survive and Gray will hope to get more opportunities under the Italian boss next season, with no such immediate threat. The former Leeds youngster will also have a full pre-season to get to grips with the former Brighton manager’s complicated tactical plans.

But like Redknapp, De Zerbi sees a future in leadership for Gray. He said in May: "He is very young, [but] big potential as a player. I think he can become the future," De Zerbi said. I am sure he can become the future of this club and the captain of this club.

"He has to understand better what will be his position on the pitch. He can play in a lot of positions, but maybe I would like him to be more specific in one position. We are working on that, in individual meetings with individual clips.”

A former Leeds United youngster has signed his first pro deal with Tottenham Hotspur.

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Former Leeds United youngster Oliver Boast has signed his first professional deal with Leeds United’s former relegation rivals Tottenham Hotspur.

Boast joined United’s Academy when he was eight years old but the forward announced last summer that he was leaving the club to start a new chapter and the teenager joined Tottenham’s under-18s as a first-year scholar.

An England youth international, the 17-year-old striker enjoyed a fine year for Tottenham’s under-18s for whom he scored 14 goals and Boast has now signed his first pro deal with the club.

A statement from Tottenham Hotspur read: “We're delighted to announce that Oliver Boast has signed his first professional contract with the club.

"Oliver, who turned 17 last month, has been a regular for our Under-18s during the recently-concluded season after arriving from Leeds United last summer, where he had been since the age of eight.

‘Scoring 14 goals along the way including a hat-trick at Birmingham City’

"Capable of playing at centre-forward or on the right side of the attacking line, he featured in all but one of our Under-18 Premier League games in 2025/26, scoring 14 goals along the way including a hat-trick at Birmingham City in March.

“He also added three more goals in our run to the semi-finals of the Under-18 Premier League Cup, taking his tally to 17 overall.

"An England Under-17 international, Oliver also made four appearances in our Under-19 UEFA Youth League campaign.

“Congratulations, Ollie!"

Taking to his Instagram page, Boast wrote: “Proud moment for me and my family to sign my first professional contract.”