Leeds United are favourites for promotion and their fans know it – Sheffield United’s Chris Wilder
Leeds United are the favourites to be promoted this season according to Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder, as he previewed the game on Thursday.
The Whites are in solid shape after nine games, but three points separate them and top spot as things stand.
Three above them in second are Sheffield United, who have put a turbulent summer and relegation behind them to mastermind an unbeaten start.
“They have to go up” – Chris Wilder backs Leeds for promotion back to the top flight
Chris Wilder is under no illusions that Friday night’s meeting is arguably his side’s toughest match so far against one of the favourites to get promoted.
The Blades boss thinks Leeds are “rightly” seen as the most likely side to get promoted, but with that comes pressure knowing they have to achieve that for a number of reasons.
Speaking in his pre-match press conference, he said (via the YEP):
“They’re favourites to win the league and rightly so. I’m not trying to pile anything on them, they know and their fans know they have to go up, they possibly should’ve gone up last year but didn’t.
“The squad is a fabulous squad littered with top players, I think their chief executive [Angus Kinnear] has gone on record saying it’s the highest budget in the history of Championship football.”
