Leeds United boast brilliant Championship record that nobody is talking about
Daniel Farke has praised one Leeds United player in particular for his work in this area
Leeds United are top of the Championship table and many other key statistical charts – but they will be glad to be at the bottom of one.
The Whites have impressed in many areas, currently sitting as the division’s top scorers by some 16 goals and netting in all but one of their last 16 league matches. Consistency has been key to the club’s success this season, having not lost in the Championship since November.
The current 16-game unbeaten run eclipses last season’s streak of 15, showing marked progress under Daniel Farke. What has also been notable is the discipline of his squad.
Farke himself may have served a touchline ban against Sheffield United for three yellow cards in the dugout but none of his players have been sent off at all. And furthermore, only Swansea City and Plymouth Argyle have recorded fewer yellow cards, two less than United’s tally of 54.
However, both have had at least one player sent off this season, so actually place higher than Leeds in the Championship discipline rankings. United are one of six clubs not to have received a red card thus far.
Coventry City, Derby County, Stoke City, Oxford United and Hull City are also members of this group. But all have tallied more yellow cards than Leeds this campaign and so it means United sit bottom of the Championship discipline chart.
