Leeds United return to Sky Bet Championship action this Friday with a trip to Hillsborough to face Sheffield Wednesday in a Yorkshire derby.
Daniel Farke’s side remain unbeaten in their start to the new league campaign, playing out a hard-fought goalless draw away at West Bromwich Albion last time out.
The stalemate at The Hawthorns followed a dramatic opener in the season’s curtain raiser against Portsmouth, with Brenden Aaronson’s late goal ensuring the points were shared at Elland Road.
Danny Röhl’s Sheffield Wednesday kicked off the new term with a scintillating 4-0 victory over Wayne Rooney's Plymouth Argyle, but fell to a heavy defeat by the same scoreline last time out away against Sunderland.
The Whites’ previous visit to the Steel City proved to be an enjoyable one for the club, with Leeds impressing in a 2-0 win over the resurgent Owls towards the end of last campaign.
Junior Firpo’s pinpoint delivery was tapped home by striker Patrick Bamford on the stroke of half-time, before Italian international Willy Gnonto rounded off an incisive move with an emphatic finish in front of the travelling supporters to secure all three points.
The action from Hillsborough gets underway at 8pm.
Willy on target in Sheffield:
How to watch:
The match is available to Watch Live in selected territories. Studio build up with Emma Jones and Dom Matteo starts from 7:30pm, 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.
The match has also been selected for live television coverage within the UK, on Sky Sports. For further information on how to watch the game across the rest of the world, please see our ‘How to Watch’ guide on leedsunited.com, ahead of kick-off!
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Important supporter information:
Fans are reminded to allow good time for their journeys, given a number of roadworks and delays in and around Sheffield.
More information about Hillsborough Stadium can be found HERE. Parking is available to be pre-booked HERE. The car park is a 15-minute walk from the stadium, which provides supporters with a safe and easy parking option on matchdays.
Due to pre-planned bank holiday works on the network, there are no trams to get supporters all the way to Middlewood and a suspension of the Malin Bridge service from around 6pm. Please note, no trams will be running from Hillsborough after the match.
Ahead of the clash, the club would like to remind supporters that 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.
What has Daniel Farke said ahead of the match?
Head-to-head:
Wins: 40
Draws: 27
Losses: 34
League position:
Sheffield Wednesday - 9th
Leeds - 16th
Officials:
Referee - Simon Hooper
Assistant Referees - Mark Scholes & Steven Meredith
Fourth Official - Sam Allison
