There’s a protracted technique to go earlier than promotion to the Premier League is determined however the enthralling Championship encounter between pacesetters Burnley and Leeds at Turf Moor ought to give an enormous clue as to which membership is healthier positioned to go up as title holders.
Sheffield United and Sunderland will, in fact, have one thing to say about that with simply 4 factors overlaying the main quartet earlier than the Turf Moor showdown however the two protagonists taking centre stage on Monday night time look like higher positioned to complete prime of the heap.
On the face of it there needs to be just a few targets on this compelling affair as Leeds have scored seven instances of their final three league video games with Burnley bagging 5 in final week’s jolly-up at Plymouth.
However scratch beneath the floor and the Whites have conceded simply 19 league targets in 28 outings this season, a powerful achievement forged deep into the shadows by Scott Parker’s astonishing Clarets whose titanium-strong defence has been breached simply 9 instances this time period with solely 4 targets yielded in dwelling matches.
Burnley have stored clear sheet in 18 video games, together with the final six within the league, and haven’t been crushed of their final 16 in all competitions stretching again to a 1-0 reversal at Millwall at first of November.
In the meantime, Daniel Farke’s guests are undefeated in 11 matches for the reason that finish of that month and haven’t allowed their opponents to attain in six of their final eight outings, additional underlining the case for targets to be at a premium after they cross the Pennines.Â
Burnley look tempting at 23/10 with William Hill, Paddy Energy and Betfair to achieve the utmost factors wanted to go prime whereas the draw at 11/5 with Coral and Betfred may additionally attraction however present leaders Leeds have developed the knack of getting the job achieved it doesn’t matter what and are the choice at 11/8 with Hills.
Former Fulham attacker Manor Solomon, on mortgage from Tottenham, has scored the primary purpose of the sport in his final two outings to arrange dwelling victories in opposition to Sheffield Wednesday and Norwich and he’s 11/1 to interrupt the impasse with Sky Wager, who go 5/1 he will get his title on the scoreboard at any time.
With targets anticipated to be in brief provide let’s take the 7/4 supplied by Paddy Energy that there are beneath 1.5 within the recreation and the 11/2 with the identical agency, Hills, Betfair and SpreadEx on a 1-0 away win.
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