Leeds United return to Sky Bet Championship duties this weekend as they travel to South Wales to face Cardiff City.
Daniel Farke’s side went into the international break on the back of successive 2-0 Yorkshire derby victories, beating both Sheffield Wednesday and Hull City.
Back in the Championship last weekend however, the Whites were unable to continue their winning run, falling to a narrow defeat at the hands of Burnley at Elland Road.
A tough start to the season has left the Bluebirds rooted to the foot of the table, with Erol Bulut side drawing one and losing four of their opening five fixtures.
Having picked up their solitary point in a draw away at rivals Swansea City, Cardiff have fallen to successive defeats, losing 2-0 as they hosted Middlesbrough before being narrowly edged out 1-0 on the road at Derby County last weekend.
The Whites’ last visit to the Welsh capital proved to be an enjoyable trip, with Patrick Bamford and Dan James amongst the goals in a dominant 3-0 victory at the Cardiff City Stadium.
Action from South Wales gets underway at 3pm.
Dan James on the scoresheet:
How to watch:
The match is available to watch worldwide, excluding in the UK and Ireland. Studio build up with Emma Jones, Michael Bridges and Leeds icon Stuart Dallas starts from 2:30pm, before worldwide live audio commentary with Bryn Law and club legend Tony Dorigo for monthly audio subscribers. Match passes include video build up, analysis and reaction at video.leedsunited.com. Buy your match pass HERE.
Supporters can also follow all the updates live on leedsunited.com with our online blog throughout the match.
Tributes:
Saturday’s match will allow both sets of supporters to pay tribute to the late Sol Bamba, who proudly represented both Leeds and Cardiff. Angus Kinnear and Eddie Gray will lead our tributes by laying flowers, with a minute’s applause to be held before the match. Our tribute to Sol can be found HERE.
Important supporter information:
There is limited parking in the away sector (Zone V), including accessibility places. Please note, these are first come first served and are priced at £10 per car. More information about the Cardiff City Stadium can be found HERE.
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.
To report an incident, text LEEDS along with any relevant information including ticket details, your name and description of an incident to 60006. You will then receive an automated response which means that your report has been logged and will then be looked into.
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.
What has Daniel Farke said ahead of the match?
Head-to-head:
Wins: 19
Draws: 16
Losses: 29
League position:
Cardiff: 24th
Leeds: 9th
Top scorer:
Cardiff: Callum Robinson (1)
Leeds: Brenden Aaronson (2)
Goal of the day:
Officials:
Referee - Josh Smith
Assistant Referees - Sam Lewis, Bhupinder Singh Gill
Fourth Official - Ben Toner
