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, degree on the summit on 91 factors, stand on the point of automated promotion. Sheffield United, 5 factors adrift, stays in rivalry however faces an uphill battle to keep away from the playoffs.
Leeds took a big step towards a Premier League return with a hard-fought 1-0 win away at Oxford United on Friday. Daniel Farke’s aspect, prime on objective distinction, is unbeaten in seven, and discovering type 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 conserving it locked at degree with Leeds.
Now comes an important check. A showdown with Sheffield United that might all however verify a fourth successive Premier League promotion from the second tier for the Clarets.
