Leeds United’s regular campaign may have ended with disappointment but supporters will rally ahead of the play-offs. Defeat at home to Southampton consigned Daniel Farke’s men to third-place but the rousing reception during their post-match lap told them everything they needed to know. Whites supporters will stick with their team come rain or shine and with the potential of three more games to secure an instant return to the Premier League, they are needed now more than ever. Leeds go to Carrow...
Newcastle United star Kieran Trippier has served up “unbelievable” Leeds United praise with a “one better” hope. Magpies and England right-back Tripper is nearing a return to fitness following a calf injury ahead of both the Premier League run-in and also the Three Lions bid for glory at the Euros. Ahead of the summer’s international championships, England will come to Newcastle at the start of next month for a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina in a 7.45pm kick-off on Monday, June 3. St...
Norwich City winger Christian Fassnacht insists his side ‘don’t have to hide’ in search of nicking a result in the second-leg of their Championship play-off semi-final at Leeds United this evening. Leeds hold the advantage of having the deciding leg in front of their own supporters with the semi-final tie finely balanced, having produced a solid performance to draw 0-0 at Carrow Road on Sunday. Daniel Farke’s side edged a tetchy affair and in looking back to their defensively solid best, built...
Promotion-chasing Leeds United reignited the race for automatic promotion from the Championship with a thrilling 4-3 victory at Middlesbrough's Riverside Stadium.
Axel Tuanzebe has revealed that talk of automatic promotion was present at Ipswich Town as early as September. Ipswich defied all odds to secure a second consecutive promotion after pipping Leeds United to second place on the final day. The Tractor Boys managed to rediscover form at the perfect time, winning their last two to join Leicester City as a Premier League team from next season. Having only come up from League One last season, Ipswich were widely expected to drop off as the three...
Ex-Whites boss Neil Warnock has served up big Leeds United praise and given his own take on how the play-off final against Southampton will go. Experienced boss Warnock spent just over a year in charge of Leeds between February 2012 and April 2013 in the years following United’s return to the Championship from League One. A decade later, Leeds are now just one game away from an immediate return to the Premier League following last season’s top-flight relegation, Daniel Farke’s Whites set to face...
Leeds United remain locked at 0-0 with Norwich City following the first leg of their play-off semi-final. The Whites know a win at Elland Road will book their spot in the play-off final at Wembley as they seek an immediate return to the Premier League. The Whites will hope their stay out of the top flight will be short lived after it took 16 years to regain their Premier League status after their last relegation from the division in 2004. The Whites have played just over 1,000 games in the...
Southampton boss Russell Martin has thanked former Leeds United manager Neil Warnock for his advice during the final weeks of the regular Championship season. The Saints won their final league fixture of the campaign with a 2-1 win coming against Leeds at Elland Road last Saturday. However, that result brought an end to a run of three straight losses, with defeats coming against Stoke City, Leicester City and Cardiff City to end the club's hopes of gate crashing the top two and winning...
Leeds United may have ended the regular Championship season with a sense of disappointment but few can deny it has been an excellent campaign for Daniel Farke’s men. A shaky start was quickly forgotten and in kicking off 2024 with a 15-game unbeaten run, the Whites put themselves right in the mix for automatic promotion. It wasn’t to be in the end as poor form came at the worst time and any remaining hope of a return to the Premier League now comes only through the play-offs. Leeds drew 0-0 at...
Southampton manager Russell Martin hopes to have Che Adams available for the rest of their play-off campaign after the striker missed Sunday’s semi-final first-leg trip to West Brom. Adams was unavailable for his side’s 0-0 draw at the Hawthorns due to an ongoing calf issue, with Sekou Mara coming in to replace him. The 27-year-old started in the 2-1 win at Leeds the prior weekend but came off on the hour mark, with fitness issues still affecting how much he can play. Southampton host West Brom...
Leeds United will take on Southampton in next weekend's Championship play-off final after the Saints booked their place at Wembley Stadium on Friday night. Russell Martin's side played out a 0-0 draw with West Bromwich Albion in the first leg of their semi-final and the scores remained level as the two clubs reached half-time at St Mary's in the second leg. However, it was Southampton who came good in the end with Will Smallbone easing the pressure with an opener just after the break. That was...
Leeds United can confidently label themselves as one of the most exciting teams in the Championship this season, with an array of attacking talent at the disposal of manager Daniel Farke. A total of 80 goals in the regular season places the Whites fourth for goals scored and many of those have been beautifully crafted. With the likes of Crysencio Summerville, Georginio Rutter and Wilfried Gnonto all working their magic, it’s no wonder Leeds’ attacking stars combine so often and to such...