Leeds United face one final test in their 2023/24 campaign - the Championship Play-Off final. Will Daniel Farke's side come out on top against Southampton and win promotion to the Premier League?
A wave of excitement and nerves descends upon the capital from West Yorkshire on Sunday as Leeds United have the biggest match in their long, arduous 2023/24 campaign to date - the Championship Play-Off final.
It has been 10 days since the last of those semi-finals took place, so Farke has had plenty of time to prepare his team for a challenge that presents mixed signals. On the one hand it was their opponents that came out on top in both regular league fixtures this year, but on the other Leeds' win rate of 48 percent against the Saints is higher than against any other team they have played more than 100 times throughout history.
So ultimately Farke's team selection should come down to a few factors. Who has maintained their red-hot form from the 4-0 rout of Norwich? Do those limited injuries still mean certain areas of the team pick themselves? Should the possibility of a penalty shoot-out enter his thinking pre-match? They are just some examples that heap the pressure on the coach for the £140m-fixture.
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