Leeds United welcome Birmingham City to Elland Road on Saturday (3:00pm), looking to extend their unbeaten run in the Sky Bet Championship to nine games. and a sell out crowd awaits both sides.  Former Whites head coach Garry Monk returns to Leeds, but his side are yet to record a league win so far this season.  The Blues come into the fixture on the back of a 0-0 away draw at Sheffield United, whilst Leeds defeated Preston North End 3-0 last time out.

Head coach/manager

Leeds United: Marcelo Bielsa

Birmingham City: Garry Monk

League position

Leeds United: 1st

Birmingham City: 20th

Recent form

Leeds United: WLDDW

Birmingham City: LDDDD

Top scorer

Leeds United: Kemar Roofe (4)

Birmingham City: Che Adams, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Jacques Maghoma, Jota, Solomon-Otabor (1)

Head to head

Leeds United wins: 39

Draws: 26

Birmingham City wins: 39

Last time at Elland Road

Tuesday 3rd October 2017

Sky Bet Championship

Leeds United 2 (Saiz 17, Dallas 90+2)

Birmingham City 0

Leeds: Wiedwald, Anita, Cooper (Berardi 69), Jansson, Ayling, O’Kane, Phillips, Hernandez (Dallas 80), Saiz, Alioski (Roofe 60), Lasogga.  Subs not used: Lonergan, Grot, Dallas, Cibicki, Vieira.

Birmingham: Stockdale, Nsue, Colin, Dean, N’Doye, Gallagher (Adams 69), Boga, Loew, Davis (Maghoma 80), Jota (Walsh 80), Morrison.  Subs not used: Grounds, Roberts, Jutkiewicz, Kuszczak.

Referee: P. Bankes

Booked: Phillips (Leeds), Gallagher, Lowe, Morrison (Birmingham)

Attendance: 31,507 (614 Birmingham)

Team news

Head coach Marcelo Bielsa could name an unchanged side for a third consecutive game for the visit of Birmingham.  Adam Forshaw is pushing for his first start of the season after recovering from injury.  Birmingham will be without Isaac Vassell and David Davis. 

The key battle

Tyler Roberts v Harlee Dean

Forward Roberts is full of confidence after netting two goals at Elland Road against Preston North End on Tuesday and he will be looking to pick up from where he left off when Leeds take on Birmingham.  The man tasked with stopping him is experienced Championship defender Dean, who Birmingham signed from Brentford in the summer of 2017.

Betting odds with Ladbrokes

Leeds United: 4/5

Draw: 5/2

Birmingham City: 18/5

(Odds correct at time of article published)

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LUTV

Saturday's game with Birmingham is available to watch on LUTV for those supporters outside of the UK and Ireland.  Supporters in the UK can listen to live commentary of the match for 99p.  Click here for full details.