Liam Bridcutt was in the stands for Leeds United’s draw with Fulham earlier in the campaign.
Leeds’ Liam Bridcutt
Liam Bridcutt has explained that he thought that Fulham were easily one of the best teams in the Championship when he watched Leeds’ clash with the Cottagers in August, the Yorkshire Evening Post reports.
Garry Monk’s men face Fulham at Craven Cottage on Tuesday in a game that could have major implications for the play-off race.
The Whites are currently fourth in the table while Slavisa Jokanovic’s side sit seventh, eight points adrift of their upcoming opponents but with a game in hand.
And while Fulham’s emergence into the play-off race may have caught some by surprise, Bridcutt has suggested the two teams’ previous meeting – for which the midfielder was sat in the stands, having only just completed his permanent switch to Elland Road beforehand – convinced him that they would be in the running for promotion this season.
“I remember watching them from the crowd,” he said, as reported by the Yorkshire Evening Post. “I said then that they were easily one of the best teams in the Championship in terms of the performance that they put in on that day.
Fulham’s Lucas Piazon celebrates scoring
With Fulham so impressive lately, it would undoubtedly be a massive boost for Leeds if they could secure a positive result that keeps their opponents at bay in the table.
Monk’s men have three of the top five still to play this term, and so a point or perhaps a victory against a Fulham side with plenty of momentum will give them a tremendous amount of confidence going into a tough run of games to end the campaign.
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