Major Sheffield United slip hands Leeds United earlier potential automatic promotion date
At midday on Saturday, Sheffield United, Leeds United’s Championship promotion opponents, lost to Plymouth Argyle.
Leeds’ victory over Preston North End at Elland Road on Saturday afternoon put them five points clear of third place. After Kaine Kesler-Hayden equalized, Leeds returned to the top of the Championship table thanks to two early goals from the Whites.
But the most important match of the Championship promotion campaign took place at Home Park. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi’s spectacular first goal gave Chris Wilder’s Blades the lead, but they gave up two late goals to lose control of the match and fall five points behind Leeds and Burnley with four games left in the season.
When could Leeds be promoted?
This implies that Sheffield United can finish with a maximum of 95 points this season, which is seven more than Leeds can now claim. Leeds will be promoted automatically prior to the final day at Plymouth on May 3 if they win each of their next three games. Two victories and a draw will probably be sufficient to secure Leeds’ spot in the Premier League for the upcoming campaign due to the Whites’ superior goal differential.
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