Leeds United have stumbled in the race to earn automatic promotion to the Premier League this season. The Whites are still in the top two, but have won just one of their last five league games. They are in desperate need of three points ahead of travelling to Luton Town, and it seems the Whites are in for another tough game.
Daniel Farke and the Leeds United players are under serious pressure as failure to get promoted to the Premier League for the second year running would have disastrous consequences for the club.
The Luton Town game on Saturday is emerging as one of the biggest fixtures of the season for Leeds, as anything less than a win would be seen as a disaster.
Luton are 23rd in the table, but are desperately fighting to save themselves and have won three of their last six Championship fixtures, which shows they are in better form than Leeds.
Luton Town star insists Leeds United are a ‘winnable’ game
Mark McGuinness and the rest of the Luton team are feeling confident after beating Hull City last weekend, and they are definitely in a better run of form than Leeds.
On paper, Leeds should beat Luton on Saturday. However, the home team will have momentum on their side and McGuinness insisted that it is a winnable game for his side.
He stressed that Luton need to keep winning games to give themselves a chance to survive in the Championship with seven fixtures left in the season.
“Every game is winnable and we’re going into any game thinking we can win”, McGuinness told BBC Three Counties Radio.
“We need to win, there’s no two ways about it but it’s that confidence and momentum which is building that’s going to make it easier for us.”
Probably Leeds’ biggest game of the season
On paper, Luton should not be a problem for Leeds, but even Swansea should not have been a problem for the Whites, and they still dropped points.
Following the win at Sheffield United, Leeds seemed destined for promotion, but one win in the next five games has brought them back to the ground.
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The trip to Luton is now emerging as one of the most important moments of their season. A win could get them back on track, but more dropped points would signal another implosion.
Daniel Farke has put more pressure on by insisting that Leeds will be in the Premier League next season. He needs his players to back his talk at Luton.
