The Rams head to Elland Road to lock horns with the Whites as Phillip Cocu prepares to face Marcelo Bielsa.
Derby County midfielder Tom Huddlestone has given his honest verdict of what he expects from Leeds United as the two Championship sides prepare to lock horns at Elland Road on Saturday (official Derby website).
The Rams, who reached the playoff final last season, have struggled in recent weeks and find themselves 19th in the table with just one league win to their name, the opening-day triumph at Huddersfield Town.
Leeds, meanwhile, have hit the ground running this term and sit top of the table with five wins and a draw from seven, and with the game being played at Elland Road, it appears a tough proposition for Phillip Cocu’s charges.
Huddlestone, who has played in all seven league games for Derby this season and boasts 177 appearances for the Pride Park side over two spells (Transfermarkt), expects a difficult game against Marcelo Bielsa’s men, particularly given how they’ve started this year.
“When the fixtures came out, the first month on paper looked very tough anyway but after the last couple of seasons that Leeds have had, the way they have started this year then going to Elland Road is always difficult and Saturday will be no different,” the 32-year-old told the Derby website.
Derby and Leeds clashed four times last season, with the Whites winning both regular league fixtures and the first leg of their playoff semi-final, while the Rams triumphed in the second leg, and the overall record stands at 38 Derby wins, 28 draws and 57 Leeds wins (11v11).
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