{"id":639848,"date":"2025-12-18T08:12:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T08:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/639848\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T08:12:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T08:12:14","slug":"ian-wright-in-complete-disagreement-with-gary-neville-over-leeds-united-vs-crystal-palace-prediction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/639848\/","title":{"rendered":"Ian Wright in complete disagreement with Gary Neville over Leeds United vs Crystal Palace prediction"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Gary<\/p>\n

Credit: Imago<\/p>\n

\"Tom <\/p>\n

Thu 18 December 2025 6:40, UK <\/p>\n

Leeds United\u2019s survival hopes have been boosted in recent weeks, and Daniel Farke deserves huge credit. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The Whites have looked like a transformed team since Daniel Farke switched to a 3-5-2 formation<\/a> at half-time of their 3-2 defeat to Manchester City. <\/p>\n

Since then, Leeds<\/a> have picked up draws against Liverpool and Brentford, while securing a famous 3-1 win over Chelsea at Elland Road. <\/p>\n

Dominic Calvert-Lewin is in red-hot goalscoring form<\/a> with four goals in as many games, and the 28-year-old will want to continue that run when his side hosts Crystal Palace on Saturday night. <\/p>\n

\"leedsGary Neville and Ian Wright predict Leeds vs Crystal Palace<\/p>\n

Ahead of Leeds\u2019 showdown against Crystal Palace<\/a>, there have been conflicting opinions about the result of the fixture. <\/p>\n

While many expect the high-flying eagles to clinch all three points in West Yorkshire, some think the Elland Road atmosphere can inspire the Peacocks to another victory. <\/p>\n

Speaking on Stick to Football podcast, Ian Wright thinks Palace will secure a 2-1 win away from home, whereas former Manchester United defender Gary Neville is backing Leeds to win. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m gonna go with Palace, 3-2 Palace,\u201d Wright said, before Neville replied: \u201cLeeds high energy, 2-1 Leeds, I think they\u2019re a lot better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Historically, Leeds boasts a solid record against the Eagles, having won 31 of their matches, while their opponents have achieved just 20 wins. <\/p>\n

Dominic Calvert-Lewin will be key against Crystal Palace<\/p>\n

Crystal Palace are one of the toughest teams to come against in the Premier League, with Oliver Glasner\u2019s men boasting the third best defence. <\/p>\n

A total of just 15 goals conceded is tied with Chelsea, and only league leaders Arsenal have shipped fewer in 2025\/26. <\/p>\n

Leeds will arguably have limited chances to score \u2013 if this narrative continues \u2013 and Calvert-Lewin<\/a> is surely going to play a vital role. <\/p>\n

Calvert-Lewin has been mooted for an England call-up<\/a> after scoring in four successive matches, and his aerial prowess and newfound clinical edge can cause Palace problems at the back. <\/p>\n

Farke will just need his side to put quality service into the box, something they\u2019ve done a lot since the start of December. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Imago Thu 18 December 2025 6:40, UK Leeds United\u2019s survival hopes have been boosted in recent weeks,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":639849,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,393,1676,4884,6803,1860,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-639848","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-gary-neville","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-ian-wright","13":"tag-leeds","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115739574545098965","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/639848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=639848"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/639848\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/639849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=639848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=639848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=639848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}