Leeds United and Everton have experienced different highs and lows in their respective seasons since their season-opening fixture back in August.

Everton sit seven points ahead yet have not won at their new home, the Hill Dickinson Stadium, for four matches. For Leeds - whose home is their fortress - they have not tasted victory on the road in the Premier League since September.

So both teams have runs to kill and both come into the game on the back of 1-0 wins. Chris Beesley, the Liverpool Echo’s Everton reporter, has given an insight into how the mood is around the club right now and how former Leeds CEO Angus Kinnear has started life at the Toffees.

Chris Beesley: "It’s been up and down of late. Everton started 2026 with their worst week of the season with a hat-trick of home games at Hill Dickinson Stadium and failed to win any.

"After being beaten 4-2 by Brentford they had to cling on for a 1-1 draw against bottom of the table Wolves when they had two players...