Leeds United travel to Ashton Gate to take on Bristol City in the opening fixture of the Sky Bet Championship season on Sunday.  The Whites have a fine record against the Robins which Marcelo Bielsa will be hoping to continue, with Leeds having just lost once in the last 14 meetings with Bristol.  Leeds completed a double over Lee Johnson’s side last season, who finished two places outside the Play-Offs and five spots behind Leeds.

Manager/head coach

Bristol City: Lee Johnson

Leeds United: Marcelo Bielsa

Last season’s league position

Bristol City: 8th

Leeds United: 3rd

Last season’s top scorer

Bristol City: Famara Diedhiou (13)

Leeds United: Kemar Roofe (15)

Head to head

Bristol City wins: 8

Draws: 9

Leeds United wins: 23

Last time at Ashton Gate

Saturday 9th March 2019- Sky Bet Championship

Bristol City 0

Leeds United 1 (Bamford 9)

Bristol City: O’Leary, Wright, Kalas, Webster, Dasilva, Brownhill, Pack (Palmer 79), O’Dowda (Weimann 59), Semenyo (Taylor 58), Paterson, Diedhiou

Leeds United: Casilla, Ayling, Jansson, Cooper, Alioksi, Phillips, Hernandez, Klich (Berardi 83), Roberts, Harrison (Douglas 75), Bamford (Dallas 57).

Team news

Marcelo Bielsa will be without Luke Ayling, Tyler Roberts, and Kemar Roofe who will all miss out through injury.  Gaetano Berardi is also suspended.  Bristol City go into this season opener with several first team availability concerns. Saikou Janneh, Niki Maenpaa and Korey Smith and are all out injured.

The key battle

Famara Diedhiou v Liam Cooper

Leeds United captain Liam Cooper will be looking to keep Bristol’s top goal scorer from last season Famara Diedhiou quiet. Diedhiou scored 13 goals last season.

Betting odds:

Bristol City: 2/1

Draw: 23/10

Leeds United: 27/20

(Odds correct at time of article published)