MATCH FACTS

■■WATFORD are the first side to lose nine consecutive home matches in the Premier League since Wolves between January and April in 2012, while the only previous time they had lost nine home league games in a row was between December 1971 and March 1972 in the old Second Division.

■■Since returning to the top flight last season, Leeds United have picked up 25 points in their eight Premier League matches against promoted clubs (W8 D1), with their 2.8 points per game average the highest of any side in such matches in that time. They are also the only Premier League team not to lose a single game against a promoted side since the start of last season.

Leeds averaged 0.9 points-pergame under Marcelo Bielsa this season (23 from 26 games), but are averaging 1.7 points-per-game under Jesse Marsch (10 from 6 games).