Leeds United tackle Southampton within the Championship play-off last with a right away return to the Premier League the reward for the victors on Sunday afternoon at Wembley Stadium.
The Whites and the Saints are in search of to rejoin the highest flight after their relegations in 2022/23 however solely considered one of them will have the ability to be a part of Leicester Metropolis and Ipswich City on the elite degree subsequent time period.
United completed three factors forward of Southampton, who picked up wins in each of their conferences this season.
This is 90min’s preview forward of Sunday’s defining encounter at Wembley.
Leeds United vs Southampton H2H Report (Final 5 Video games)
Present kind (all competitions)
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Leeds United |
Southampton |
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Leeds United 4-0 Norwich Metropolis – 16/05/24 |
Southampton 3-1 West Bromwich Albion – 17/05/24 |
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Norwich Metropolis 0-0 Leeds United – 12/05/24 |
West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Southampton – 12/05/24 |
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Leeds United 1-2 Southampton – 04/05/24 |
Leeds United 1-2 Southampton – 04/05/24 |
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Queens Park Rangers 4-0 Leeds United – 26/04/24 |
Southampton 0-1 Stoke Metropolis – 27/04/24 |
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Middlesbrough 3-4 Leeds United – 22/04/24 |
Leicester Metropolis 5-0 Southampton – 23/04/24 |
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Nation |
TV channel/dwell stream |
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United Kingdom |
Sky Sports activities Important Occasion, Sky Sports activities Soccer, SKY GO Further, Sky Extremely HD |
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United States |
ESPN+, SiriusXM FC |
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Canada |
DAZN Canada |
Leeds crushed Norwich Metropolis 4-0 within the second leg of their semi-final and supervisor Daniel Farke is unlikely to tinker with that beginning XI an excessive amount of on Sunday.
The German has, nevertheless, confirmed striker Patrick Bamford will play no half, whereas centre-back Pascal Struijk can be unavailable.
Leeds United predicted lineup vs Southampton (4-2-3-1): Meslier; Grey, Rodon, Ampadu, Firpo; Gruev, Kamara; Gnonto, Rutter, Summerville; Piroe.
Southampton have been sweating over the health of striker Che Adams within the build-up to the weekend’s conflict. The Scotland worldwide missed the 2 video games in opposition to West Bromwich Albion however Saints boss Russell Martin has confirmed each he and Ross Stewart have recovered and are in competition to play.
Gavin Bazunu, Juan Larios and Stuart Armstrong have been long-term absentees at St Mary’s and will not function within the play-off last.
Southampton predicted lineup vs Leeds United (3-5-2): McCarthy; Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Stephens; Walker-Peters, Smallbone, Downes, Aribo, Manning; Armstrong, Adams.
Leeds weren’t fairly robust sufficient to usurp Ipswich and earn automated promotion again to the Premier League on the first try, however their mauling of Norwich within the semi-final second leg means Farke’s facet can be bristling with confidence.
Three defeats on the spin regarded to have set Southampton up horrendously for the play-offs however they gained at Leeds on the ultimate day and the psychological benefit of getting two victories of their pocket from the groups’ two encounters can’t be understated.
Each golf equipment are determined to affix Leicester in returning to the Premier League on the first time of asking, but it surely might be Southampton who rating a 3rd win over Leeds this season to return to the promised land.
