Leeds’ “quality” should be enough to overcome Watford

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Daniel Wales and Lee Sobot preview Watford vs. Leeds United.

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00:00Wofford of course is next fully excited in the championship, returning to championship

00:05action. Of course, we are recording this before that game has happened, but by the time this

00:09goes out, it probably will have already happened. What, what for an interesting side, they got

00:13a good results at the weekend, of course, which also affected Lisa's promotion ambitions.

00:19They did actually go ahead in that game just by being behind at one stage. What for the

00:24before that had been on a bit of a nosedive of form. So that, that, that result probably

00:29gives them a bit of confidence, but it's one you'd expect Leeds to, to, to come away with

00:32the winning.

00:33Probably. Yeah. But I do think it'd be quite a difficult game. Now I think in Leeds' favour

00:37as you're speaking ahead of speaking ahead of the game here, obviously, you know, and

00:40by the time it goes out, probably be done, but you know, they've got quite a few injuries,

00:43Wofford and a bit of illness in camp, which probably helps them. But that's the sort of

00:46game where you would probably expect Leeds to go there and win and sort of like the class

00:50to shine through and stuff and you know, the quality and whatnot, but equally, it wouldn't

00:53be a massive surprise to me if it was, you know, if they only left with a point or heaven

00:56forbid, if they even got beat in that one. So it's a difficult game that, and I think,

01:00you know, to summarise, it's not just that Wofford game. It's like, I almost like you

01:04look at this next slide, this next batch of games as like a, you know, like a sort of

01:08like huge, huge part of Leeds United season starting off of that Wofford game, obviously

01:13Leeds v Sunderland after that is massive Sheffield United away and Leeds v West Brom. I mean,

01:17that block of four in particular, really, really big games. And even after that, because

01:21we've got this horrible kickoff time at Portsmouth, you've got that followed by Leeds v Millwall

01:25midweek. And then obviously, and then the QPR came away after that all within a week.

01:30So, and that's before the international break. And this feels like a key part of the season

01:34now, really starting off of that Wofford game. And I think if they can come through this

01:38sort of period, you know, like relatively unscathed, i.e. both in terms of injuries

01:42and with a similar sort of, you know, points advantage as they've got at the moment, maybe

01:46something, obviously if they can get it, if they can extend it and get even better and

01:49pull away even more than brilliant. But I don't think anybody's, I mean, obviously it's

01:52going to be key what happens in the Sheffield United v Sunderland game from that perspective.

01:55Because they're direct rivals, obviously. But, you know, it's, that does look a difficult

02:00game. And as I say, it's a difficult run of fixtures coming up. So, yeah. I mean, also

02:05to be honest, just as important as the Wofford away game, obviously it's in Leeds' hands

02:09obviously now between now and the end of the season. It's also what happens on Wednesday

02:11night when you've got all three of the promotion contenders playing as well. So, it's a massive

02:15midweek, you know, a lot of spotlight always on Leeds' away form, but that has been improving

02:20as late. Wofford haven't been that bad at home. You know, they're among the better teams

02:24in the division. I think it's six best home records. So, that won't be easy. And speaking

02:28ahead of time, I wouldn't be surprised, you know, none of the three results would particularly

02:32surprise me, but obviously the massive hope is that Leeds go there and win. And realistically,

02:35they should have the class to get it done, but difficult game, definitely.

02:38Yeah, you'd imagine, so you imagine they would have the quality, as you say there, it should

02:42be the quality that Leeds have in depth as well that should help them shine through in

02:47such an encounter. But then of course, after Wofford, it's back to Elland Road and it is

02:53one of the biggest matches that Leeds probably have left this season in terms of playing

02:56a side around them in the table.

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