Leeds United return to Sky Bet Championship duties following the international break, as they welcome Swansea City to Elland Road on Saturday afternoon.
The Whites took four points from the previous two matches before the pause in league action, firstly beating Millwall 2-0 on home soil.
A Jake Cooper own-goal brought the perfect start for Danie Farke’s side against the Lions, before an emphatic strike from Ao Tanaka sealed the three points late on under the lights.
From there, a trip to West London to face Queens Park Rangers followed. After a difficult start which saw United go two goals behind, Leeds fought back to draw 2-2 in the capital and earn a valuable point at Loftus Road.
Defender Junior Firpo was instrumental in halving the deficit, with fellow full-back Jayden Bogle then scrambling home an equaliser in the second half.
Those results kept the Whites at the summit of the Sky Bet Championship standings whilst Swansea City sit 16th, looking to put further distance between themselves and the relegation zone.
Since replacing former boss Luke Williams with ex-Leeds left-back Alan Sheehan, the Swans have had an upturn in form under their caretaker head coach, before it was this week confirmed that he will stay in post until the end of the campaign.
After collecting seven points from matches against Blackburn Rovers, Preston North End and Middlesbrough, the Welsh outfit do go into the clash however on the back of successive defeats.
The two teams have already met once this campaign, with Farke’s side coming out on top in a seven-goal thriller away from home.
The Whites twice came from behind before Willy Gnonto grabbed a last-gasp winner to secure a memorable 4-3 victory at the Swansea.com Stadium.
Action from Elland Road gets underway at 3pm.
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The match can be watched live outside the UK and Ireland. Live studio build up with Michael Bridges and Bridie Hannon starts from 2:30pm, before worldwide live audio commentary with Bryn Law and club legend Tony Dorigo. 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.
Remembering Chris & Kev:
As April approaches, it is a time of reflection for all Leeds United supporters as we remember Christopher Loftus and Kevin Speight, who tragically had their lives taken from them, whilst away supporting the club on 5th April 2000. This year marks 25 years since they left us.
Before Saturday’s match gets underway, we will come together with a minute of applause ahead of kick-off and there will also be a tribute on the big screen in the 25th minute of the match.
We are pleased that members of both the Loftus and Speight family will be in attendance at the match against Swansea, who will be pitch side for the minute of applause.
The captains of both Leeds United and Swansea City will lay wreaths at the side of the dugout and chairman Paraag Marathe will also lay a wreath at the East Stand plaque ahead of kick-off.
More information can be found HERE.
Important supporter information:
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.
Supporting Wings for Life World Run:
Leeds United are pleased to be supporting Wings for Life World Run with a special kit change at this fixture.
The club will be helping to promote Wings for Life World Run as they host a series of events across the UK to raise money for spinal cord injury research, with an app run event in Leeds set to take place on Sunday 4th May.
Fans will be able to see the Wings for Life World Run logo across our home shirts for the match, and supporters will then be given the chance to bid for the one-of-a-kind match-worn shirts after the game, with all proceeds going to Wings for Life.
More information can be found HERE.
What has Daniel Farke said, ahead of the match?
League position:
Leeds: 1st
Swansea: 16th
Top scorer:
Leeds: Joël Piroe (15)
Swansea: Liam Cullen (10)
Officials:
Referee – Ben Toner
Assistant Referees – Richard Woodward, Graham Kane
Fourth Official – James Linington
