Latest Leeds United news and rumors as Daniel Farke and his team prepare to face Leicester City, Ipswich Town, and Southampton for automatic promotion to the Premier League.
Leeds United will continue to believe they can clinch automatic promotion to the Premier League.
The 1-0 setback to Blackburn Rovers over the weekend dealt a blow to United’s aspirations of finishing in the top two places. As a result, Leeds are third in the Championship table, one point behind second-place Leicester City after one game more.
Daniel Farke’s squad has only three more league games to try to secure automatic promotion to the Premier League. In addition to Leicester, United will compete with Ipswich Town and Southampton for a place in the top two this season.
The Championship season ends on May 4, and between now and then, Leeds and their rivals have several key games that will determine the destiny of the automatic promotion chase. Leeds Live examines the upcoming matchups between Leeds, Ipswich, Leicester, and Southampton.
Leeds United
Leeds United has only three remaining matchups this season, two of which are away from home. The next match is an away journey to Middlesbrough, as Farke and his team attempt to respond to their defeat against Blackburn.
That will be followed by another away game against Queens Park Rangers at the end of the month. Leeds finish the season with a home game against Southampton at Elland Road, which might be important in their quest for promotion to the Premier League.
Leeds’ remaining fixtures are;
Middlesbrough (A).
QPR (A)
Southampton (H)
Leicester City
Leicester City is presently ranked second in the Championship, with four games remaining this season. Three of the games will take place at the King Power Stadium, beginning this weekend against West Brom.
The Foxes will then host promotion rivals Southampton next week before travelling to Deepdale to face Preston. That will come before the season finale versus Blackburn Rovers at the King Power Stadium on the last day of the season.
Leicester City’s remaining fixtures include a home game against West Brom.
Southampton (H)
Preston North End(A)
Blackburn Rovers (H).
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town are currently leading the Championship standings, but they have only a one-point advantage over second-placed Leicester, who have a game in hand. The Blues have only three games left, two of them are on the road, beginning this weekend against Hull City.
Following that, they will travel to FA Cup semi-finalists Coventry City in a rescheduled midweek match. That will be the buildup to the season finale at home against Huddersfield Town on the final day of the season.
Ipswich Town’s remaining fixtures include:
Hull City (A).
Coventry City (A
Huddersfield Town(H)
Southampton
Southampton have won three games in a row, bringing them back into the battle for automatic promotion. Russell Martin’s club has four more league matchups left, beginning this weekend with an away trip to Cardiff City.
Following the journey to South Wales, Leicester face a game that might decide the outcome of automatic promotion. The Saints will then host Stoke City at St Mary’s before travelling to Elland Road to face Leeds on the season’s final day.
Southampton’s remaining fixtures:
Cardiff City (A)
Leicester City (A)
Stoke City (H)
Leeds United (A)
