Leeds United welcome Burton Albion to Elland Road tomorrow as the Whites chase a third successive Championship win.
David Prutton has told Sky Sports that he expects Leeds United to prolong their excellent early-season form with a victory over Burton Albion at Elland Road on Saturday.
Thomas Christiansen’s side go in pursuit of a third successive Championship win following victories at Sunderland and Nottingham Forest in recent weeks.
The Whites have not lost a league game as of yet, but a couple of 0-0 draws against Fulham and Preston at home offer a bit of hope to a Burton side who have only managed one victory in five games under Nigel Clough so far this season.
Nevertheless, former Leeds man Prutton can’t see past his old side tomorrow, backing Christiansen to register a first league victory at Elland Road.
“Leeds are riding the crest of a wave, going into the break after a great win at Nottingham Forest,” he told Sky Sports.
“They’ve been expansive and exciting and on paper this is a home win for me – despite the fact both of their games at home so far have been goalless draws.”
One interesting sub-plot to this one is whether Christiansen continues with Kemar Roofe – who has four goals in two games – up front or elects to play new striker Pierre-Michel Lasogga, who joined on loan from Hamburg on deadline day.
Either way, the 44-year-old has Leeds set up in such a way that they are not as reliant on goals from their striker as United were under Garry Monk last season, with Chris Wood – now at Burnley – netting 30 times in all competitions.
Christiansen also has the likes of midfielders Samu Saiz, Stuart Dallas, Egzjan Alioski and Kalvin Phillips, all of whom have scored at least once this season.
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