Leicester City, Leeds United, and Ipswich Town are separated by only one point with only a few weeks of the Championship remaining.
Simon Jordon believes Leicester City can overcome their promotion wobbles and return to the Premier League.
Enzo Maresca’s side lost 1-0 against Millwall on Tuesday evening, leaving them with only three wins in their past nine Championship games.
However, they stay top because neither Ipswich Town nor Leeds, who were held by Watford and Sunderland, were able to capitalise, leaving the Foxes in first place with four games remaining.
Given that they were two divisions below Leeds and City last season, Ipswich are the championship race’s surprise package – but Jordan believes they may lack experience.
Speaking on talkSPORT’s White & Jordan show, the former Crystal Palace chairman said: “They’re all stuttering and spluttering.” Ipswich have recovered their composure. I was surprised by Leicester. They were defeated by Bristol City on Good Friday, and I expected them to achieve a result there.
“They achieved a good result against Birmingham over the weekend, albeit a close one. I was surprised that they lost to Millwall.
“I really like all of these clubs. Leicester City won the Premier League thanks to a unique tale, whereas Leeds United won because of a fantastic football club in terms of size and scope.
“I have a genuine admiration for what’s going on at Ipswich right now, from the way they operate the football club to how they publish their records.
“They are the first football club I’ve encountered that genuinely publishes their finances, demonstrating how Financial Fair Play calculations are carried out within a football team, allowing people to gain valuable knowledge.
“They have a youthful manager and have spent acceptable sums of money to get into a good position, but they are not breaking the bank. They fit nicely into Financial Fair Play, doing all that Reading and other football teams couldn’t or shouldn’t have done. So I’d like to see Ipswich wake up.
“But I do feel that with the size and scale and experience of Leeds and Leicester, they might just have the ability to overcome the last four or five games.”
