You don't hit the 90 point mark in a league this treacherous by playing as badly all over the pitch as Leeds did for large parts of their penultimate game of the season at QPR. You don't concede fewer goals than almost everyone else in the division by gifting the time and space that QPR had en route to a 2-0 22 minute lead, or the set-piece freedom that made it a 4-0 rout later on. You don't score 80 goals by misplacing passes or replacing dynamic movement with the kind of static inertia we saw...
If the maths work then, yes, it could happen. If Huddersfield Town pull out a result and performance at Ipswich Town of which we have not seen the like at all this season then Leeds have got a half a chance. Obviously Leeds then need to do their bit against Southampton today. I suppose if you are a Leeds fan and you are watching the Huddersfield Town boss comprehensively pull the team and the club apart then you are probably thinking 'oh, I wonder what performance we are going to get from them...
Farke watched his Leeds side put in their worst performance of the season at the worst possible time. Sloppy play on and off the ball cost them dearly as QPR raced to a 2-0 lead before the midway point of the first half. Nothing Farke did to try and change the course of the game worked and two goals in the final 17 minutes confirmed the chastening defeat. A half empty away end demanded answers from Farke and the players as they approached at full-time. The result gives Ipswich Town the chance to...
Ipswich have sat there and kept their powder dry in not playing while everyone else has been cracking on of late. Firstly, I thought Leeds were wonderfully clinical in Monday night's 4-3 win at Middlesbrough. Obviously there was a touch of fortune when it came to decisions - but that's why we love the Championship. But to a man, Leeds rode out the storm. There were question marks potentially about conceding goals but that's a chat for another day and it was just a joy to watch so I was...
Leeds United's Patrick Bamford is tipping Kalvin Phillips to bounce back next season and dish out a firm reminder of his talents. It would be something of an understatement to say Phillips' time at West Ham United has not gone to plan. The Leeds-born midfielder joined the Hammers on loan in January in the hope of picking up much-needed minutes after struggling to catch the eye of Man City boss Pep Guardiola. Unfortunately for Phillips, though, while he has been given opportunities, he has...
Leeds' result in the capital on Friday night was enough to see rivals Leicester City promoted back to the Premier League, but United's own hopes of an immediate return to the top flight were dented quite considerably by their poorest display of the season. Farke's side were without experienced forward Bamford in the matchday squad, despite the 30-year-old having travelled to West London, due to a bruised knee sustained in the 4-3 win over Middlesbrough on Monday night. Farke explained the...
Bamford is said to have picked up the issue during Leeds' 4-3 win over Middlesbrough last Monday and has been unable to train with the team since sustaining the knock, according to boss Daniel Farke. The German remains hopeful Bamford can play some part in Leeds' 46th and final league fixture of the regular season but it remains somewhat unlikely the 30-year-old will feature from the start, if at all, against the Saints. "Big question mark behind Patrick Bamford, more or less the same, no full...
Leeds United know that even a win on the final day of the Championship season might not be enough to secure automatic promotion. The Whites are in third and three points behind Ipswich Town going into this weekend’s clash with Southampton at Elland Road. As such, the Whites need to not only beat the Saints on Saturday afternoon, they also require Ipswich to fall short against the all but relegated Huddersfield Town at Portman Road. Should the Tractor Boys pick up anything on Saturday, they will...
Then it goes back to Ipswich who don't play until next Saturday night at Hull City and it goes back to that whole debate about whether you would prefer to have points on the board or games in hand. Therefore Leeds would have the points on the board and Ipswich would have to operate with those two games in hand which can bring its own pressure. It's a fascinating set up for it. Leeds go to Middlesbrough this evening and then QPR on Friday night and Boro were of course play-off semi-finalists last...
Leeds United were thumped 4-0 away at QPR on Friday night in a big dent to their automatic promotion hopes from the Championship. The Whites’ defeat has left Ipswich Town in the driving seat and has confirmed Leicester City’s return to the Premier League at the first time of asking. Daniel Farke’s side will be hoping for favours from Hull City and Coventry City against the Tractor Boys as they prepare for their final day clash against Southampton at home next weekend. In the meantime, here is a...
Viktor Johansson, the former Sheffield United transfer target, is expected to leave Rotherham United this summer, Millers manager Steve Evans has admitted, after their drop from the Championship. The Swedish international is available for a reduced fee, thought to be around £750,000 initially, thanks to a relegation release clause in his contract. Widely regarded as one of the best shot-stoppers in the second tier Johansson is going to be a man in demand this summer, with Leeds United and Stoke...
NATHAN SALT AT OLD TRAFFORD: Manchester United made life hard for themselves but ultimately walked out with a 4-2 victory at Old Trafford from their clash with Sheffield United.