Daniel Farke’s Whites lined up for Saturday’s hosting of Coventry City having climbed up to sixth place in the Championship table but still four points adrift of the division’s second automatic promotion spot occupied by Sunderland. Leeds began the day five points behind leaders West Brom but a 3-0 win for Farke’s side was coupled with blows for both West Brom and Sunderland who both fell to defeats.
West Brom suffered a 3-2 reverse at Sheffield Wednesday in one of the day’s lunchtime kick-offs and Sunderland then fell to a 2-1 defeat at Watford as Leeds were beating Coventry. As part of further Whites boosts, promotion rivals Burnley and Sheffield United were also held to draws, the Clarets involved in a goalless stalemate at Oxford United and the Blades also seeing their clash at Portsmouth fail to produce a single goal.
Leeds have only moved up one position in the Championship table but now find themselves just one point behind second-placed Sunderland and two points behind leaders West Brom. It’s all led to a fresh prediction from the bookmakers on how they think the final table will present itself and here is the full new rundown in reverse order based on the very latest odds.
20. 5th: Sheffield United (play-offs)
Title odds: 10-1 (8s with plenty of firms). Photo: George Wood
21. 4th: West Brom (play-offs)
Title odds: 10-1 (As short as 7s in places). Photo: Robbie Stephenson
23. 2nd: Burnley (automatic promotion as runners-up)
Title odds: 7-1. Photo: Cameron Howard
24. 1st: Leeds United (promoted as champions)
Title odds: 13-10 (the shortest Leeds have been and now as short as evens with some firms). Photo: Ian Hodgson