Leeds United travel to Blackburn Rovers on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue their recent good form in the Sky Bet Championship, against a strong Rovers side.
The Whites will head over the Pennines to face their Lancashire opponents for the 1:30pm kick-off at Ewood Park, backed by a superb travelling support of over 7,000 behind the goal.
Both teams come into the game with confidence, having secured wins last time out. Daniel Farke’s side made it three on the bounce with a midweek win over Luton Town at Elland Road.
First half goals came from Sam Byram and Joel Piroe, before an excellent finish from Dan James in the final 10 minutes wrapped up the points.
Rovers made it back-to-back away wins in midweek. Their previous three point haul was away at Cardiff City, before then travelling to Middlesbrough on Wednesday. Dominic Hyam’s second half winner secured the points at the Riverside, along with an impressive clean sheet.
John Eustace’s team will be looking to end a tough spell on home turf though, with no wins in their last three matches, all of which were without finding the net.
An opportunity to end that run after the international break was taken away however, following the Portsmouth game being postponed, leaving Rovers with a game in hand on the teams around them.
The Whites ended an unwanted record of their own on their travels last time out. Having gone four games without a victory away from home, a last-minute WIlly Gnonto goal sealed a maximum haul away at Swansea City.
Depending on results across the league, both teams could see movement in the table. Occupying top-spot going into the weekend, three points and a positive return on goal-difference elsewhere would see Farke’s side remain there.
Rovers have lofty ambitions of their own and the three desired points for them could see a return to the play-off places, again, depending on results elsewhere.
Supporter information for fans attending the game can be found further down the page, along with our ‘How to Watch’ section for those not in the away end.
Last time out at Ewood Park:
How to watch:
The match is available to watch live outside the UK and Ireland. Studio build up with promotion-winning Leeds boss Simon Grayson and iconic defender Dom Matteo starts from 1pm, before worldwide live audio commentary with Bryn Law and club legend Tony Dorigo for monthly audio subscribers.
For further information of how to watch the match in the rest of the world, please see our ‘How to Watch’ guide on leedsunited.com, ahead of kick-off!
Match passes include video build up, analysis and reaction at video.leedsunited.com. Buy your match pass HERE.
For supporters who are not in attendance and cannot stream the game, you can also follow all the updates live on leedsunited.com with our online blog throughout the match.
Important supporter information:
There is a dedicated 'Away Fan Zone' at Ewood Park for travelling supporters. This will open from 11:30am.
Discriminatory language or chanting is not acceptable and you could be breaking the law. The club condemns this behaviour and has a zero-tolerance policy towards discrimination abuse of all kinds.
Tough measures and sanctions are in place across all English football leagues to tackle dangerous and illegal behaviours within football grounds, and this involves but is not limited to, discriminatory behaviour, tragedy chanting, fans entering the pitch, the use of pyros and throwing objects.
Fans travelling to Blackburn can prebook official offsite parking here: https://thebigparking.co.uk/football/events/nov-24/blackburn-rovers-v-leeds-1
What has Daniel Farke said ahead of the match?
Head-to-head:
Wins: 48
Draws: 23
Losses: 33
League position
Rovers: 8th
Leeds: 1st
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Top scorer:
Rovers: Yuki Ohashi & Andreas Weimann (4)
Leeds: Joel Piroe (7)
Officials:
Referee - Lewis Smith
Assistant Referee - Andrew Dallison
Assistant Referee - Hristo Karaivanov
Fourth Official - Leigh Doughty
