Leeds United have delivered once again, they are now just a few points away from making the Premier League. Daniel Farke’s men got a hard fought win away from home on Friday.
Leeds were in the unenviable position of playing after both Burnley and Sheffield United. Earlier in the day, the Whites’ promotion rivals both secured crucial wins in their pursuit for an automatic place. Jayden Bogle provided the assist as Manor Solomon scored the only goal of the game. The Spurs loanee continues his fine form in the run-in.
Oxford put up a fight and made the game very difficult for Daniel Farke’s men. They limited Leeds to just four shots on target on Friday night.
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How many points do Leeds United need?
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After their win on Friday night, both Leeds and Burnley are on 91 points while Sheffield United are further back with 86 points. With three games left in the season, let us look at how many the Whites need to guarantee promotion.
The Blades and the Clarets are the only other teams in the chasing pack; with Chris Wilder’s men having a huge task to finish in the automatic promotion spots. There are three games left, with a maximum of nine points possible. With the Blades facing Burnley next, Leeds have an advantage.
If Sheffield fail to beat Burnley, Leeds need just one point to secure promotion. And if the Blades manage to win, a minimum of four points will be needed.
Leeds’ chances of promotion
Opta now has Leeds at 99.36% chance of automatic promotion. Which means it will take a bizarre miracle for the Whites to fail to make the Premier League next season.
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Leeds fans will hope one of Burnley or Sheffield United slip up on Monday, to start their celebrations early.
For a start, it is impossible for all 3 teams to win their next round of games as 2 of them actually play each other. If Sheff Utd fail to beat Burnley, Leeds need 1 point from their final 3 games. If Sheff Utd beat Burnley Leeds will need 4 points