West Bromwich Albion will hope to have striker Josh Maja fully fit and available in time for the play-offs where they could face Leeds United in the semi-finals. Maja, who joined the Baggies on a free transfer from Bordeaux last summer, has endured a season of unfortunate injury issues, with a pair of serious ankle injuries keeping him out for much of the campaign. The 25-year-old has been eased back since returning three weeks ago, with two first-team appearances totalling just 17 minutes. But...
Farke’s Whites headed for Friday night’s Championship clash at Queens Park Rangers looking to pull four points clear of Ipswich Town in the division’s second automatic promotion place yet instead suffered their heaviest loss of the season via a 4-0 defeat. Speaking on Sky Sports, former-Whites star Beckford admitted that the performance and setback left him scratching his head. Beckford, though, says Farke deserves huge credit for turning relegated Leeds around to amass 90 points so far this...
Ange Postecoglou has been criticised as ‘naive’ for downplaying the importance of set pieces, after they proved his side’s downfall during the north London derby. Tottenham conced
Leeds United’s under-18s have been in flying form of late, reeling off four straight league wins as part of a campaign that has taken them to the final of the FA Youth Cup in which they will face Manchester City’s youngsters. Two weeks ahead of the final, the two sides met in a league fixture at Thorp Arch on Saturday afternoon in which thriving 15-year-old Harry Gray made a fresh double impact by winning a penalty which he then converted himself. England youth international Gray, younger...
Norwich City could be about to enter a play-off campaign without the experienced head of forward Ashley Barnes. David Wagner's side currently occupy fifth spot in the Championship table and should they claim the point they need to secure their play-off berth on Saturday, they could be pitched against Leeds United in the semi-finals. Of course, collecting that point at Birmingham City, who are fighting for their Championship lives at the foot of the table, is far from being a given. And, their...
A viral video emerged on social media purportedly from the Foxes’ end-of-year club awards, which appeared to show midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and a room full of Leicester-associated figures chanting the commonly-heard terrace chant: ‘Leeds are falling apart again’. The song, to the tune of Joy Division’s ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’ has been heard frequently at grounds over the past couple of seasons, particularly following the club’s relegation from the Premier League and this year most...
Daniel Farke’s Whites moved back into the Championship’s second automatic promotion place with Monday night’s thrilling 4-3 success at Middlesbrough and another away day now quickly presents itself in Friday night’s clash at Queens Park Rangers. With third-placed Ipswich Town not playing until Saturday night, Leeds know that a victory would send them four points clear in the automatics and pile the pressure on the Tractor Boys to take six points from their two games in hand at Hull City on...
Southampton manager Russell Martin has confirmed he will be without Stuart Armstrong for the remainder of the season due to a muscle injury, with the midfielder set to miss crucial games against Leicester City and Leeds United. Armstrong was stretchered off during Southampton’s 2-1 defeat at Cardiff City on Saturday, his injury compounding a miserable day in which the promotion hopefuls threw away a lead and conceded the decisive goal in the 96th-minute. Martin admitted immediately after the...
Nineteen-year-old Whites forward Luca Thomas helped himself to a brace in Friday night’s Premier League Two clash at Newcastle United’s under-21s to see Scott Gardner’s side to a 2-0 success and second win in five days. United’s under-21s approached last Monday’s league hosting of Derby County’s youngsters sat bottom of the table but with games in hand and the quick six-points return has taken Leeds five places up the table with two games to go. The Whites youngsters will make a quick return to...
Leeds need relegation-destined Huddersfield to bag a shock final day victory at second-placed Ipswich to stand any chance of achieving automatic promotion. Only then would a final day win for Leeds at home to Southampton be enough for Daniel Farke’s Whites to wrestle the division’s second automatic promotion place back from the Tractor Boys. Huddersfield, though, know realistically that even victory at Ipswich won’t be enough to keep them up. The second-bottom Terriers are three points adrift of...
Austin oversaw Friday night’s clash between the Hoops and Whites at Loftus Road for coverage on Sky Sports and watched his former team deal a hammer blow to United’s promotion prospects by recording a 4-0 victory. The defeat left Leeds just one point ahead of third-placed Ipswich Town in the Championship’s second automatic promotion place but the Tractor Boys now have two games in hand in which Austin expects them to kick-on and consign Daniel Farke’s Whites to the play-offs at the “wrong time”...
Leeds United could be without Patrick Bamford for the visit to Queens Park Rangers on Friday night as the promotion race nears the finish line. Bamford is one of Daniel Farke's big doubts for the penultimate fixture of the Championship season after taking a knock on Monday at Middlesbrough. Leeds lost James to a costal cartilage injury and an oblique abdominal muscle tear in a challenge late on during the 4-3 win over Middlesbrough at the Riverside. The winger managed to finish the game but...