Leeds United will be desperate to return to winning ways when they host Fulham at Elland Road on Sunday. The Whites are winless in seven matches having last tasted success over two months ago in the 3-0 win over Chelsea in August.
The pressure on Jesse Marsch was cranked up enormously on Thursday night following the 2-0 defeat at Leicester City and Leeds are only out of the bottom three on goal difference. Fulham, meanwhile, will be full of confidence after their emphatic 3-0 win over Aston Villa took them up to ninth in the Premier League table.
FiveThirtyEight, a website that uses statistical data to predict the outcome of matches, actually has Leeds as big favourites for the match at Elland Road. The Whites have a 50% chance of coming away with all three points, in comparison to Fulham at 26%.
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Pundits from across the media have also been giving their predictions on Sunday's match, and LeedsLive have rounded them up for you.
Chris Sutton - BBC Sport
Despite their 'awful' display at the King Power Stadium, Chris Sutton of BBC Sport is backing Leeds to come away with the win. He said: "Leeds were absolutely awful against Leicester on Thursday. After watching them tear into Arsenal on Sunday, I thought they would get at the Foxes, but in the end they barely laid a glove on them and I was made to look pretty foolish for saying they would win 4-1.
"Surely things will be different against Fulham, back at Elland Road, though? They need to be, because the Leeds fans made their feelings clear to Jesse Marsch at the end of the Leicester game, and he has taken only two points from his past seven games.
Fulham will have a say too, of course, and they will be lively with Aleksandar Mitrovic leading the line for them. But I am banking on Leeds playing like they did against Arsenal or in the first half against Crystal Palace, getting their intensity back and finding a way to win. If they don't, then the pressure on Marsch is going to build."
Prediction: Leeds 2-1 Fulham
Mark Lawrenson - Paddy Power
Mark Lawrenson of Paddy Power is also predicting Leeds to secure the three points, but admits he is worried about the Whites and Marsch. He said: "Fulham had a great win during the week but Leeds worry me a little bit. I’m not convinced by Jesse Marsch. I think he talks a good game but they’ve just not really got that guile about them.
"Yes, they work hard, they stop you playing, but I don’t see too much creativity. That said, I’m not convinced about Fulham away from home as of yet."
Prediction: Leeds 2-1 Fulham
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