PREVIEW: MIDDLESBROUGH V LEEDS UNITED
We analyse Saturday's fixture.
Leeds United travel to the Riverside Stadium looking to get back to winning ways in the Sky Bet Championship against Middlesbrough. A win for the Whites could take Leeds back to the top of the table, depending on other results over the weekend. Boro sit in the Play-Off positions in the Sky Bet Championship, but come into the game after a shock Emirates FA Cup defeat at Newport County AFC.
Manager/head coach
Middlesbrough: Tony Pulis
Leeds United: Marcelo Bielsa
League position
Middlesbrough: 5th
Leeds United: 2nd
Recent form
Middlesbrough: WDDWL
Leeds United: LWLWL
Head to head
Middlesbrough: 32
Draws: 28
Leeds United wins: 38
Last time at the Riverside Stadium
Friday 2nd March 2018
Sky Bet Championship
Middlesbrough 3 (Bamford 31, 36, 68)
Leeds United 0
Middlesbrough: Randolph, Shotton, Ayala, Gibson, Friend, Besic, Leadbitter (Clayton 43), Howson, Traore, Downing, Bamford (Craine 90), Subs not used: Konstantopoulos, Fry, Baker, Harrison, Assombalonga
Leeds: Wiedwald, Berardi, Cooper, Jansson, Anita, Phillips (Vieira 46), O’Kane (Ekuban 68), Alioski (Forshaw 46), Saiz, Dalla, Lasogga Subs not used: Peacock-Farrell, Pennington, De Bock, Sacko.
Team news
Gaetano Berardi and Stuart Dallas remain sidelined, whilst Adam Forshaw, Pablo Hernandez and Mateusz Klich face late fitness tests. Britt Assombalonga, Jordan Hugill, George Saville and Lewis Wing are all doubts for Boro.
The key battle
Aden Flint v Patrick Bamford
Striker Bamford scored a hat-trick for Middlesbrough in this fixture last season and will be looking to get find the net for a second game running after returning from injury for the Whites. On his return to his former club, he will be looking to get the better of Flint, a summer signing from Bristol City.
Betting odds with Ladbrokes
Middlesbrough: 9/5
Draw: 2/1
Leeds United: 13/8
(Odds correct at time of article published)
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LUTV
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Beamback
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