Leeds United: Preston up first in a tricky run of games to come

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00:00 And finally, Preston at home for Leeds United on Sunday, the Championship.

00:05 That's a tricky game in itself and then they've got a busy week following that with another couple of games in the next few days.

00:11 If we just focus on Preston, that game will have to be winning again if they want to maintain this promotion charge.

00:17 Yeah, Preston are 10-1 to win at Ellen Road, which says it all about what people think about that one.

00:21 I mean, that's a massive price really. We all know what the Championship's like and how it can throw up surprises and anything can happen.

00:27 Yeah, still scarred from the Boxing Day defeat there, I think, really.

00:30 I mean, that was a game that obviously just completely changed.

00:32 Moulin Melier got sent off. I mean, it was goalless at the time and you can't hide from the fact that Leeds were playing fantastic, far from it.

00:39 But it was nil-nil and they might well have gone on and won it anyway and that just changed the game.

00:42 And I think what's going to be key in this is Liam Miller.

00:44 He was absolutely fantastic on the left flank at Deepdale and gave Archie a really, really tough time.

00:49 So, it'll be interesting to see what Daniel Farker does with that, whether he sticks with that and gives Archie another go against him.

00:54 Whether Sam Byron plays there, whether Shackleton comes into the position.

00:58 So, that's going to be a key thing.

01:00 They obviously had a fantastic start to the season. Preston, under Ryan Lowe, were top of the table for a while, weren't they?

01:06 In the early stages, they dropped off a bit. I think the 12th now, but they're still only two points off the play-offs.

01:10 So, they're very much in the mix themselves.

01:13 They had three defeats in a row and then bounced back with two-nil win at home to Bristol City.

01:17 So, they'll be sort of like springing the step after that.

01:20 Keane got a double there, so he'll be someone to watch. So, probably him and Liam Miller will be the ones.

01:25 But yes, you're quite right. It's the game leads that have to be winning. It's as simple as that.

01:28 They've obviously been very, very keen to address the away form, which was a massive step in the right direction, getting that win at Cardiff.

01:35 That's what they need to continue doing.

01:37 But equally, as much as they need to improve the away form, this needs to be the solid foundation of promotion, this home form.

01:43 The home form has been absolutely stunning, obviously.

01:45 They're practically winning every single game and that's got to continue against Preston.

01:48 I don't think it'll be easy. I think 10-1 sort of belittles them a little bit.

01:51 I think it might be quite tough, but Leeds' quality should hopefully shine through.

01:55 And you're right, a very busy week. I mean, three games at Ellen Road in seven days.

01:59 I mean, you might as well just camp out down there, really.

02:01 But hopefully, Leeds can get three wins. They've certainly got the talent to do it.

02:04 And this is where it really gets to nitty-gritty now in terms of chasing down the teams above them.

02:08 And I mean, obviously, it's not just Ipswich to contend with. It's Southampton who run beaten in 20, which is a stunning run.

02:13 So, look, Leeds are going to need to be near enough perfect to hold both of those two teams in.

02:18 They can probably drop the odd point, but not many.

02:20 But they certainly can't be dropping points like Preston at home, and that's no disrespect to Preston.

02:23 So, yeah, I think it's a game they'll win.

02:25 But I think it might be a lot more difficult than sort of like, you know, the odds have you believe.

02:29 But yeah, definitely one to watch is Liam Miller, no doubt about that.

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