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Confirmed: Leeds United v Birmingham City lineups at Elland Road

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Leeds United and Birmingham City will face each other at Elland Road in the Championship on Tuesday evening.

Thomas Christiansen manager of Leeds United looks on during the Sky Bet Championship match between Nottingham Forest and Leeds United at City Ground on August 26, 2017 in Nottingham,...

Leeds United will be looking to maintain their strong start to the season when they take on Birmingham City at home this evening.

The Whites will head into the Championship match against Birmingham at Elland Road on the back of a 5-0 victory over Burton Albion at home.

The West Yorkshire outfit are second in the league table at the moment with 14 points from six matches, just two points behind leaders Cardiff City.

Thomas Christiansen’s side are one of the favourites for the Championship playoffs this season.

Harry Redknapp, Manager of Birmingham City looks on prior to the Carabao Cup Second Round match between Birmingham City and AFC Bournemouth at St Andrews (stadium) on August 22, 2017 in...

Meanwhile, Birmingham are struggling at the moment and have made a poor start to the 2017-18 Championship campaign.

Harry Redknapp’s side are 21st in the league table at the moment with just four points from as many matches.

Ahead of the match, Leeds head coach Christiansen said that he does not think that Birmingham will be afraid of the Whites because of their performance against Burton.

Leeds United corner flag before the Sky Bet Championship match between Leeds United and Sheffield Wednesday at Elland Road on February 25, 2017 in Leeds, England.

“Well, I don’t believe the word fear is a word they would want to use, but respect I imagine they will have after the good performances we have had, the same as we have for Birmingham,” Christiansen told BBC Radio Leeds when asked if Birmingham should fear Leeds at Elland Road.

This is how Leeds and Birmingham will line up at Elland Road in the Championship this evening: