Curtis Davies, a former Derby County defender, has offered his predictions for the Championship play-off final between Leeds United and Southampton.
Leeds secured their place at Wembley Stadium with a 4-0 victory against Norwich City on Thursday, and Southampton followed suit last night, defeating West Bromwich Albion 3-1.
Leeds and Southampton, who placed third and fourth in the standings respectively during the regular season, were many experts’ favourites to make the final.
Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer were among those who predicted this, and OPTA’s supercomputer agreed.
Though Leeds finished three points ahead in the regular season, Southampton were actually the only side to complete a league double over Daniel Farke‘s side, which will make for an enthralling encounter.
Former Derby defender Davies predicts Leeds vs Southampton
Davies was on punditry duty for Sky Sports alongside Neil Warnock and Francis Benali in Southampton’s win over West Brom, having played for the latter earlier in his career.
Warnock refused to commit either way when he was asked who he sees winning at Wembley, partly due to the fact he doesn’t want to upset any Leeds fans.
Benali, meanwhile, is a legend of the Saints having made over 300 appearances during a 16-year spell with the club, and is, of course, backing them to go all the way.
