Leeds United dropped out of the automatic promotion spots this weekend after another disappointing 1-1 draw at Luton Town. However, they are just a point behind second-placed Sheffield United, and two points behind current league leaders Burnley. The race between the three teams seems to be going down to the wire, and Chris Wilder has conceded that it is going to be close.
Farke and his Leeds United players are under serious pressure to get some momentum back in their season after winning just one of their last six Championship games.
Leeds are in desperate need of a win ahead of taking an in-form Middlesbrough side at the Riverside Stadium on Tuesday night, but Sheffield United’s defeat at Oxford United came as a massive breather for the Whites.
The gap between the three teams is very narrow, and with six games remaining, Sheffield United boss Wilder has made a big claim about the way the race is going to go down in the coming weeks.
Chris Wilder makes a big claim about the automatic promotion race between Leeds, Sheffield United and Burnley
Wilder has played the pantomime villain for Leeds United fans perfectly throughout the season, but his side’s defeat at Oxford United came as a shock.
Farke is under pressure to get Leeds promoted, but even the Sheffield United boss is under the cosh, given the Blades have been the favourites for promotion all season.
However, the race is down to three teams, and Wilder admitted that the margin for error at this stage of the season is minimal.
He is expecting the race to go down to the final week of the regular Championship season.
“There’s not an unbelievable margin for error”, Wilder said in a press conference after the defeat at Oxford United.
“I think all three teams will go to the end.”
Leeds United need to build some momentum this week
Sheffield United’s defeat at Oxford United was a shock, but Leeds cannot afford to think about other results when they have been poor for a few weeks.
One win in six is not good enough for a side looking to get promoted, and Leeds have found the worst time of the season to lose rhythm and form.
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Middlesbrough could be without nine players for the game on Tuesday night, and this could be Leeds’ chance to get some momentum back in their season.
They are likely to enjoy playing against a Boro side who will try to get at Leeds at home, and it could be the kind of game that could rekindle Farke’s men.
