The most recent setback in Daniel Farke’s quest for a third Championship title was Saturday’s stalemate between Leeds United and Swansea, and now Gary Lineker has spoken his opinion on the promotion battle.
Leeds lost further points to Sheffield United and Burnley over the weekend, dropping them to second place in the Championship standings. Leeds lost because of Illan Meslier’s two egregious mistakes.
The race is definitely heating up now if it wasn’t before. As his Burnley team attempts to catch Leeds or Sheffield United, Chris Wilder foresaw a “titanic” battle, while Connor Roberts urged supporters to “buckle up.”
Nevertheless, Leeds has only won once in five games, so they must rapidly start collecting victories. especially considering the unbeaten streaks of Burnley and Sheffield United since November 3.
Leeds has to start winning games quickly, though, since they have just won once in their last five games. particularly in light of Sheffield United’s and Burnley’s winning runs since November 3.
Legendary presenter and England hero Lineker stated in an interview with The Rest Is Football that he believes Leeds will win the Championship handily, but he still believes Leeds has a “huge” edge.
I believed Leeds would breeze through. One advantage for Leeds is that Burnley will play Sheffield United on April 21 in roughly three or four weeks. On Monday, Lineker stated, “That will be a huge game.”
Leeds would earn a healthy 17 points from the following seven games, bringing their total to a massive 98, if they could replicate the outcomes they achieved against the same opponents earlier in the season.
Given that Leeds has only won once in the previous five games and is trying to contain the pressure, that is not likely to occur. Nevertheless, despite their performance, this Leeds team enters every match as the favorite.
If the opposite matchups were played again, Sheffield United would win because they would have 18 of the following 21 points. Even though they started on -2, that would see them surpass the 100 threshold. Only 14 points would be won by Burnley.
That is testament to Burnley’s slightly more-difficult run-in than both Leeds and Sheffield United. But anything can happen in the heat of a promotion battle and right now, Leeds are the team out of form.
Although Leeds United supporters are afraid that the team’s decline from the previous season would occur again, Ross McCormack has reminded them that Leeds still has a chance to finish in the top two.
After once leading Sheffield United by five points, Leeds has fallen to second place in the Championship, two points behind Sheffield United. However, that has vanished after five games with six points.
Leeds lost their hold on first position after giving up in the 96th minute on Saturday, and Illan Meslier was once again responsible for both of Swansea’s goals. Sheffield United and Burnley are both playing really well.
Leeds supporters won’t have to worry about anything until Saturday, when the Whites visit Kenilworth Road to play a Luton team that is fighting for relegation but has been doing better lately, earning 10 out of a possible 15 points.
