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...
Leeds United’s battle for promotion to the Premier League took another twist on Wednesday night as Ipswich Town were held to a 0-0 draw by Watford. On Tuesday, the Whites struggled to break down a determined Sunderland outfit as they drew 0-0 at Elland Road - although they were not aided by two penalty shouts falling on deaf ears. However, Ipswich were unable to take full advantage as they moved back ahead of Leeds by just a single point. Four games remain for Leeds and Ipswich while Leicester...
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...
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Daniel Farke has a huge amount of trust in his players, something he made clear in his pre-match press conference following some criticism of the team’s performance, the level of urgency in their play and his own substitution policy after a 0-0 draw with Sunderland on Tuesday night. He said: “After each and every game you analyse what we have done, also pretty self critical what we as a coaching staff or me as a manager could have done better. But you never know. So it's impossible to judge...
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Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder is considering shuffling his pack for Sunday’s clash with Chelsea just three days after a tough trip to Anfield to face title-chasing Liverpool. The Blades boss will have Cameron Archer back available after injury but there are doubts over Gus Hamer, who came off at Anfield with cramp soon after playing a part in United’s equaliser. Grbic gets United backing after Liverpool howler ahead of Chelsea test Wilder has been vocal about the physical state of his...
Leeds approached Saturday afternoon’s clash at Coventry City sat in the division’s second automatic promotion spot, one behind leaders Ipswich Town and one point above third-placed Leicester City who have played a game less. The Whites then received a huge boost in the day’s lunchtime kick-off as Ipswich fell to a 1-0 defeat in the East Anglian derby at Norwich City, putting United’s automatic promotion destiny back in their own hands ahead of kick-off at Coventry. But Daniel Farke’s Whites then...
Farke’s promotion-chasing side were held to a goalless draw by Tuesday night’s visitors Sunderland, a result which kept United’s automatic promotion destiny out of their own hands with just four games left. Leeds, though, then received a big boost the following night as Ipswich Town blew a chance to kick three points clear of the third-placed Whites as they too were held to a goalless draw at home to Watford. Leeds are consequently now just one point behind both second-placed Ipswich and leaders...
Raphinha’s long-term future could see him back in England with reports suggesting a €60million (£51.2m) bid from a Premier League club has been rejected by Barcelona. Leeds United sold Raphinha to Barcelona in a deal worth around £50m in July 2022, following their final-day win over Brentford that secured top-flight survival. It has not been plain sailing for the Brazilian since, with the increased competition among wide forwards seeing minutes limited. Raphinha has knuckled down and come into...
Leeds United have received a triple boost with three stars returning for Saturday afternoon’s Championship clash at Coventry City. Ilia Gruev, Willy Gnonto and Connor Roberts all suffered injuries during the international break and both Gnonto and Roberts were expected to be facing around three weeks out. Gruev was not ruled out for any set period of time but missed Monday night’s clash at home to Hull City. Boss Daniel Farke said that the Bulgarian had a chance of being involved for the fixture...
The 2024 Grand National will take place in Aintree on Saturday, April 13 at 4pm. For this year's race, 34 horses will feature on the field compared to last year's 40. Grand National 2024 sweepstake: