Daniel Farke’s side fell to their first home league defeat of the season in Saturday lunchtime’s Championship hosting of Blackburn Rovers in which the Whites blew the chance to move back into the top two. Defeat for Leicester City at Friday night’s hosts Plymouth Argyle opened the door for Leeds for whom even a point would have taken them back into the division’s automatic promotion places, albeit having played one game more than the Foxes. As it happened, victory would have put United’s top two...
In just 10 days' time, the regular Championship season will be over and we will know who has won the battle for promotion to the Premier League. Leicester City are in the driving seat, of course, with their 5-0 win over Southampton on Tuesday night putting them four points clear at the top of the division. Leeds United and Ipswich Town are hot on their tail, though, and over the next week and a half they'll be doing all they can to pick up the points they need to win automatic promotion and...
Leeds United have just three games left to decide how their first season back in the Championship will end, with automatic promotion or play-off drama the two options. Daniel Farke’s side have done brilliantly to put themselves in the race for a top-two finish but recent slip-ups have significantly increased the tension in West Yorkshire. That Ipswich Town and Leicester City have also dropped points has brought some reprieve to Leeds, albeit in the knowledge that opportunities to pull clear at...
Leeds United continued to stutter in the Championship promotion race after losing 1-0 at home to Blackburn Rovers on Saturday. A first home defeat of the season came at the worst possible time, with Sammie Szmodics’ calm finish in the 82nd-minute proving decisive. Leicester City’s defeat at home to Plymouth Argyle handed Leeds the chance to reclaim a top-two spot but another poor attacking display saw points dropped for a fourth time in the last five games. Later on Saturday, Ipswich Town were...
Conor Chaplin insists Ipswich Town continue to play without fear as their promotion battle with Leeds United and Leicester City heats up. Ipswich have done a magnificent job in keeping pace with their automatic promotion rivals, given they only came up from League One last season while Leeds and Leicester dropped down from the Premier League. Kieran McKenna’s side fell out of the top-two after Leeds beat Middlesbrough 4-3 on Monday but fate remains in their hands. Pressure could soon be heaped...
Leeds United cracked their recent winless run in the Championship on Monday with a thrilling 4-3 victory over Middlesbrough. Prior to their three points trip to the Riverside Stadium, the Whites had not picked up a win since they faced Hull City at the start of the month. Defeats to Coventry City and Blackburn Rovers sandwiched a 0-0 draw against Sunderland. Leeds are now four points off league leaders Leicester City and one ahead of Ipswich Town, who have a game in-hand in this fight for a top...
The promotion battle at top of the Championship looks set to go down to the wire. That's according to Opta, at least, who are predicting both Leeds United and Ipswich Town to avoid potential banana skins on the penultimate weekend. Daniel Farke takes his Leeds side to QPR this evening and the Whites know that if they are to give themselves the best chance of winning automatic promotion, nothing less than a win will do. United got over the line on Monday night by edging out Middlesbrough and...
Leeds United lost ground in the automatic promotion race after losing 1-0 at home to Blackburn Rovers on Saturday. A lacklustre attacking performance was punished by Sammie Sczmodics’ 82nd-minute winner to inflict a first home defeat of the season on Daniel Farke’s side. After climbing to the top of the Championship last month, Leeds have won just one of their five games since returning from the March international break. Fortunately for them, Leicester City and Ipswich Town have both dropped...
Daniel Farke’s side headed for Monday night’s clash at Middlesbrough having taken just one point from their last three games but knowing that victory would send them back second, albeit having played a game more than key promotion rivals Ipswich Town. The contest at the Riverside served up a seven-goal thriller in which Leeds held firm for a 4-3 victory that allowed them to leapfrog Ipswich who have now dropped to third, one point behind the Whites. Ipswich now have a game in hand but Leeds know...
Two of United’s key top-two rivals were both in action on Saturday as Leicester City took on West Brom at the King Power and Southampton visited Cardiff City. Leicester, who began the day in second place, knew that even a draw would take them top and above Ipswich Town who are not in action this weekend due to scheduled opponents Coventry City playing in the FA Cup. Leicester began the day one point behind Ipswich and a point above third-placed Leeds but having played a game less. The Foxes,...
Third-placed Leeds blew a huge chance to move back into the Championship’s automatic promotion places by falling to a 1-0 defeat in Saturday’s lunchtime hosting of Blackburn Rovers. The reverse, a first home league loss of the season, left the Whites one point behind second placed Leicester City who have a game in hand and two points behind new leaders Ipswich Town. Both Leeds and Ipswich have just three games left. United’s weekend’s defeat did come with a slice of relief as Ipswich were held...
Leicester City news as the Foxes put in one of their best performances of the season to take an enormous step to promotion