Leeds United are ready to face Coventry City at Elland Road today in what will be the first of three tough games in the Championship this week.
Daniel Farke’s team will be hoping for a strong start to what looks like a challenging few days.
After today’s game, Leeds will travel to Norwich City on Tuesday night and then head to Sunderland on Friday night for another important match.
Sunderland, who have started the season well under new boss Regis Le Bris, are currently in second place, just four points ahead of Leeds, and they’ll provide a tough test.
Leeds United’s recent form has been solid. Last weekend, they won 2-0 away at Cardiff City, which moved them into sixth place in the Championship, right in the mix for the play-offs.
Now, they’ll be hoping to build on that with another win today. Coventry, on the other hand, have had a slow start to the season.
They’ve only managed to pick up five points from their first six games, but they’re still expected to challenge for promotion, and their manager, Mark Robins, will be keen to get their season back on track.
Team News for Leeds
Leeds will be missing Manor Solomon, Max Wober, and Dan James for this game, as all three players have been ruled out.
There are also doubts over Patrick Bamford, Junior Firpo, and Pascal Struijk, who may not be fully fit.
However, Struijk and Firpo have both posted about the game on social media, suggesting they could be involved today.
The predicted Leeds starting XI is as follows: Meslier, Bogle, Rodon, Ampadu, Firpo, Gruev, Tanaka, Gnonto, Ramazani, Aaronson, Joseph.
Tough Week Ahead
This week will be a real test for Leeds. After today’s game against Coventry, they’ll face two difficult away games.
Norwich might not have had the best start to the season, but they have the potential to turn things around, and playing them away from home will be tough.
Sunderland are flying high in the league and will be full of confidence.
This means it’s crucial for Leeds to pick up three points against Coventry today, especially with these two big away games coming up.
Leeds are the favorites going into today’s game, with odds of 4-7 to win, and they are also favorites to win the league outright, with odds of 13-8.
But they’ll need to stay focused if they want to secure promotion back to the Premier League this season.
Coventry are a well-organized team, and they managed to get four points against Leeds last season, including a 1-1 draw at Elland Road in December.
With a busy week ahead and the pressure on to stay in the promotion hunt, all eyes will be on the team sheet at 2pm to see if Leeds can field a strong side today.
The match kicks off at 3pm, but it won’t be televised, so fans will have to follow the action online.
This is an important game for Leeds, and a win today could set them up nicely for the week ahead.
It’s going to be a hard week, but if Daniel Farke’s side can start with three points, they’ll be in a good position to take on Norwich and Sunderland next.
Let’s see if Leeds can keep their promotion push going!
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