Hotels for Leeds United v Tottenham Hotspur

A Saturday afternoon fixture in the Premier League calendar, with a 3pm kick-off that keeps the day free for travelling fans to arrive early and find somewhere for a pre-match pint. Matches against traditional top-flight opposition draw a mixed crowd of home regulars and away supporters who make the trip for the occasion as much as the football itself. Expect the usual matchday build-up around the ground hours before kick-off, with chants and colours from both sets of fans setting the tone.

Leeds United were formed in 1919, after the Football League forcibly disbanded their predecessor, Leeds City, over allegations of illegal wartime payments to players. Originally known as the Peacocks, after the old name for the Elland Road ground, the club became the Whites once Don Revie introduced an all-white kit in 1961 in deliberate imitation of Real Madrid.

Revie's side went on to dominate English football through the 1960s and early 1970s, winning two league titles, an FA Cup, a League Cup and two Inter-Cities Fairs Cups, and reaching the 1975 European Cup final. That era still defines Elland Road's sense of itself as a sleeping giant of the English game.

Leeds United's fervent home, Elland Road sits southwest of the city centre in the Beeston area, an atmospheric and historic ground that roars on a big matchday. The immediate surroundings are workaday, but the vibrant Leeds city centre, with its bars, arcades and restaurants, is a short bus or taxi ride away.

Regular matchday buses run from the centre and station. Staying in town keeps the nightlife and rail links close while leaving an easy run out to the ground for kick-off.