Leeds United will host West Ham United on Matchday 9 of the 2025/26 Premier League season, and manager Daniel Farke said his team will not be afraid going into the match.

In the 8th round of the game, Leeds United lost to newly promoted Burnley 0-2 after being scored by the opponent in both the first and second half. Currently, Leeds United is ranked 16th in the standings with 8 points and still has a long way to go to fight for relegation.

As for West Ham United, coached by Nuno Espirito Santo, the Hammers lost 2-0 at home to Brentford in their last league match. They are currently 19th in the table with 4 points and need points to stay out of the relegation zone.

Leeds United manager Daniel Farke said, "As usual, I expect this will be a difficult game, but West Ham are a well-established Premier League team. They have excellent individual qualities and many experienced and strong players in the squad. Whether in attack, midfield or defence, they have strong qualities, and Nuno is a very experienced manager."

"They have a very experienced and capable coach and a group of excellent players. These players can ensure that the team always performs well in the basics. So I also said that we must do these basic things well."

Daniel Falk said: "Once they get going, you can see this team is going to play at a high level and it will be difficult to beat them. That's exactly what I expected. I would rather face a team that is maybe underestimated and has been promoted, but I think especially after last week's game, they will definitely give their all."

"West Ham are a very mature and experienced Premier League team and I expect this game to be difficult, but every game at this level is not easy. We all know that, especially when playing at home, we have a good chance of getting points. We have shown this in almost every home game so far. Therefore, we will not go into this game with fear."

In addition, Daniel Falk also said, "We are looking forward to this match and hope to play well and get the desired result. We want to be threatening in all aspects and we need to play comprehensively. All details are important and we hope to perform well in every aspect."