Leeds Utd v Derby Cnty Matchday Thread

One way or another I didn't expect to be doing this at the start of the season, but On we go and a trip to dear old Derby .
As the Leeds Players have said "We haven't come this far to give up now" Lets hope they can replicate the earlier performances against Mr Limpards team.

Venue...Pride Park...Date...11th May...Kick Off..17:15hrs

Team News
Leeds United
Leeds are without Patrick Bamford, who completes his two-match ban after being found guilty of simulation during their recent draw with Aston Villa.
Pontus Jansson faces a fitness test because of an ankle problem.
Alioski, Roberts and Douglas still out.


Derby
Martyn Waghorn and Duane Holmes are both doubts for the first leg of their Championship play-off semi-final with Leeds United.
Waghorn picked up an Achilles injury in the win over West Brom and Holmes has been struggling with a thigh strain.
Tom Lawrence got away with simulation and is available

Links............………….Sky Sports Leeds
Video........http://www.usagoals.com/football.html , http://www.hesgoal.com/ Feel free to post better links if you can find any
(there's also streams on F/book and Twitter I believe )

Match facts
Leeds United won both matches in the 2018-19 Championship season against Derby County, the first time they've achieved this feat in a single season since 2001-02 when both clubs were in the Premier League.
Since winning seven successive home games in all competitions against Leeds between May 2007 and December 2014, Derby have only managed one victory in their last four (D1 L2).
Leeds' Kemar Roofe scored in both Championship fixtures against Derby in the 2018-19 campaign (3 goals), netting twice in Leeds' 4-1 victory away from home.
This will be Derby's eighth venture into the second tier play-offs; no side have taken part in more. They've only won promotion once in those previous seven seasons in the second tier play-offs (in 2006-07).
Leeds will be participating in their fifth Football League play-off campaign. They've never won promotion via this method, losing most recently against Millwall in the League One play-off semi-finals in 2009.
The team to finish sixth in the Championship has won promotion via the play-offs in just one of the last 13 seasons - Blackpool in 2009-10.
The side to finish third in the second tier has won promotion through the play-offs (current format) on 11 occasions (37%), more than any other position.
Leeds finished the 2018-19 Championship campaign with just one point from their last four games (D1 L3), their worst winless run of the season.
Derby County have lost just one of their last 12 league games (W6 D5), with a current unbeaten run of six (W4 D2).
Leeds United's Pablo Hernandez created 116 chances in the Championship during the 2018-19 campaign; 19 more than any other player. Only Brentford's Said Benrahma (14) provided more assists than Hernandez (12).

There it is then, we have proved that we can beat any team on our day, unfortunately we.ve had a few "off" days recently, good that MB has stated we will play to the whistle, that should rule out any of our players getting a sneaky punch from the opposition

Anyway.......It's a 1-2 Scoreline from me with Klich and Cooper rattling the net


Come Onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeds!!!
MOT

Can we go Live Please Admins

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