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Former footballer Tony Cascarino has identified Leeds United as the Championship’s team to beat this season, despite their current position behind league leaders Sunderland. The promotion race is particularly tight, with just three points separating the two clubs at the summit of the table.
Speaking on talkSPORT, Cascarino expressed confidence in Daniel Farke’s Leeds squad, citing their shrewd summer transfer business as a key factor. While acknowledging the strong positions of both Sunderland and Sheffield United in the promotion race, he emphasized Leeds’ potential, stating: “Leeds I would think would be quite well placed, they sold a number of players in the summer and brought in new ones, Leeds are the team to beat.”
Leeds’ current league position can be attributed to their contrasting results pattern. While they’ve shown remarkable resilience in suffering just one defeat (compared to Sunderland’s two), their five drawn matches – significantly more than Sunderland’s two – have cost them valuable points. These draws include a season-opening 3-3 stalemate with Portsmouth at Elland Road and a recent draw against Bristol City.
However, the team has shown signs of improvement, demonstrated by their recent emphatic 3-0 victory over Plymouth Argyle. With 33 matches still remaining in the season, Leeds’ challenge will be converting these draws into wins to secure one of the two automatic promotion spots back to the Premier League.
The team’s sole league defeat came against Burnley (1-0), and when viewed alongside the opening day draw with Portsmouth, these results stand out as particularly crucial moments in their campaign thus far. As the festive period approaches, the question remains whether Leeds can maintain the consistency needed for a successful promotion push.
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