Leeds United face Blackburn Rovers away from home on Saturday afternoon, in game number 18 of the Sky Bet Championship for the Whites.

Both teams come into the game on the back of midweek wins. Daniel Farke saw his side comfortably dispatch of Luton Town, whilst John Eustace led his team to an impressive win away at Middlesbrough.

Speaking ahead of facing Rovers this weekend, the boss gave his thoughts to the media at Thorp Arch.

“If you're capable to win a game away at Middlesbrough, also with a clean sheet, it's always a sign of a quality team,” Farke stated,.

“I was not that surprised because Blackburn have shown this more or less during the whole season and if they win their game in hand and you should expect this, they sit also in the top six.

“It's one of the top teams in this division. They have proved this with really good results and also good performances and we know it's not an easy place for us to go.

“Especially as they had a bit more time, also like in the last week, to recover on the training pitch, and for us it's the third game within six days.

“It's a tough test for us and it will be another difficult game, but we don't complain, we just want to make sure that we are on it again.

“We expect also a tight game and we have to fight, and have to use each and every percent in order to give ourselves a chance to win as many points as possible.”

The Whites are set to be backed by over 7,000 travelling supporters. The manager thanked the fans once again for their unwavering support and is looking forward to seeing them at the game.

He said: “It’s outstanding and I mentioned this already several times, I think the supporters are the most valuable asset of this club.

"It's second to none, they’re very enthusiastic and they can play an important part to be the 12th man in home games and away games.

"We have one big unity together with our supporters and again for such an away game, to have such a travelling support, is amazing.

“Of course it's also big extra motivation in order to make our supporters happy, not just the travelling ones but also everyone who is nail-biting at home and follows this game.

“We want to send them back with a positive performance, a positive result, and we'll try our best in order to make this happen.”