The Championship promotion race is approaching a dramatic climax, with Easter Monday shaping up as a defining day for Leeds United, Burnley and Sheffield United.
With simply three matches remaining, Leeds and Burnley, stage on the summit on 91 factors, stand on the point of computerized promotion. Sheffield United, 5 factors adrift, stays in competition however faces an uphill battle to keep away from the playoffs.
Leeds took a major step towards a Premier League return with a hard-fought 1-0 win away at Oxford United on Friday. Daniel Farke’s facet, high on purpose distinction, is unbeaten in seven, and discovering kind on the good time.
It hosts Stoke Metropolis on Monday, realizing that three factors, mixed with a Sheffield United slip-up, might successfully seal its return to the highest flight.
Burnley, beneath Scott Parker, continues to maintain tempo. Its 2-1 victory over Watford prolonged its unbeaten run to 30 league video games, equaling a Championship document and retaining it locked at stage with Leeds.
Now comes an important check. A showdown with Sheffield United that would all however verify a fourth successive Premier League promotion from the second tier for the Clarets.
