Leeds United return to Elland Road on Thursday (5:00pm), looking for a fourth consecutive victory in the Sky Bet Championship. Barnsley are the visitors to West Yorkshire, who need to win to boost their survival hopes, in their bid to avoid relegation to League One. A win for Leeds would take Marcelo Bielsa's side further clear at the top and would be a giant step towards Premier League football next season.
Manager/head coach
Leeds United: Marcelo Bielsa
Barnsley: Gerhard Struber
League position
Leeds United: 1st
Barnsley: 24th
Form
Leeds United: WDWWW
Barnsley: DWLDD
Top scorer
Leeds United: Patrick Bamford (16)
Barnsley: Cauley Woodrow (15)
Head to head
Leeds United wins: 26
Draws: 17
Barnsley wins: 20
Last time at Elland Road
Saturday 21st April 2018
Leeds United 2 (Pearce 17, Alioski 50)
Barnsley 1 (O'Connor O.G. 36)
Team news
Influential midfielder Kalvin Phillips has picked up a knee injury which is set to rule him out for the rest of the season. Winger Elliot Simoes is set to be absent for Barnsley with injury.
Officials
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Assistant Referee 1: Philip Dermott
Assistant Referee 2: Mark Dwyer
Fourth Official: Scott Duncan
The key battle
Mateusz Klich v Alex Mowatt
Former Leeds midfielder Mowatt is now captain at Barnsley. He will be up against Klich in the middle of the park in what will be an interesting battle.
Latest odds
Leeds United: 3/10
Draw: 4/1
Barnsley: 8/1
(Odds correct at time of article published)
How to watch
Thursday's game has been selected for live broadcast on Sky Sports. Season Ticket Holders who selected the 'Club Bundle' can watch the game on LUTV, whilst all supporters can still listen to live audio commentary. CLICK HERE for more details.