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Common consensus at the time was that victory would lead to the Whites gradually starting to break away from the Blades and Burnley.
But two weeks later, without those three points, they would now be third.
While Leeds have drawn with West Bromwich Albion and lost at Portsmouth, Sheffield United and Burnley have enjoyed back-to-back wins, so automatic promotion is now a matter of just two points between the three sides.
Not forgetting Sunderland as perennial dark horses (cats) in the final straight, but such has been the consistency of those above them, it would take a catastrophic collapse from two of them for Regis Le Bris’ side to sneak in.
The Championship is rarely a league where it is particularly smart to make predictions on forecasts of what definitely will happen. Sometimes it is just best to take in the chaos and unpredictability of it all and hope your team comes out on the right side it.
The margins between immediate passage to the Premier League and the potential pain of the play-offs means no-one involved can be so relaxed and there is a palpable sense of pressure around each and every game now.
Over the past 48 hours, both Leeds boss Farke and his Sheffield United counterpart Chris Wilder have used the phrase “to the wire” in terms of how this promotion race is going to go, and you would imagine Burnley manager Scott Parker will be following them pretty soon.
BBC Sport has examined some of the statistical markers of relevance to the top four in the Championship as we enter the final 10 games of the 2024-25 campaign to decide who will be playing top-flight football next season.
Leeds United
Based on the respective league positions of their opponents, Leeds have a far more …
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