Walsall Preview.

Leeds face struggling Walsall tomorrow and a certain Michael Ricketts, who scored in the Saddlers shock draw at Leicester midweek.

And with the whites' often having struggled to see off poor-opponents recently, such as Leyton Orient on Tuesday night - are we in for a frustrating afternoon,

It appears that Walsall, managed by Jimmy Mullen will be out to play defensively and try and nick something. Hopefully anxiety, which was evident both on and off the park on Tuesday night will not kick-in too early.

Really Leeds should be looking to coast this one, but our confidence has takn a bit of a hammering with three-defeats already this month.

Macca has Rui Marques back fit again, our Angolan star defender has shaken off a back injury. The safe money will be on Paul Telfer starting again. Paul Huntingdon is out of contention with a groin injury and is on the treatment table along with Alan Sheehan.

Ben Parker, who made a surprise appearance against Orient when most of us were convinced Macca did not rate him, wil be hoping to keep Aiden White out of the side, Andrew Hughes, who has played at left-back and is the nearest thing we have had to Paul Madeley since erm Gary Speed(!) is not expected to be fit until our trip to Southend next week.

Walsall have doubts over Stephen Hughes (illness) and Sofiane Zaaboub is definitely out.

Last season, Leeds won this fixture 2-0 with relative ease in an Easter showdown, although our defence is dodgy and there is always that fear that somebody like that lumbering oaf Ricketts could embarrass us, you have always got to fancy Becks and Beccs to score, so put me down for a home-win 2-1 or 3-1.

KO is at 3pm  

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