Leeds United’s Bailey Peacock-Farrell happy to see Aston Villa promoted, not Derby

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Aston Villa will play in the Premier League next season, while Leeds United and Derby County will feature in the Championship.

Leeds United goalkeeper Bailey Peacock-Farrell has suggested that he was happy to see Aston Villa win promotion to the Premier League at the expense of Derby County, as quoted in Leeds Live.

Villa got the better of Derby in the Championship playoff final at Wembley Stadium in London last month to clinch promotion to the top flight of English football for the 2019-20 campaign.

The Rams had won against Leeds in the Championship playoff semi-finals, while the Villans had got past West Bromwich Albion.

Leeds and Northern Ireland international goalkeeper Peacock-Farrell, 22, has suggested that he was pleased to see Dean Smith’s side win promotion, not Frank Lampard’s side.

Leeds Live quotes Peacock-Farrell as saying: “When Aston Villa played Derby in the final, I was training. When I found out who went up, I was slightly happier.”

Promotion challenge

Both Leeds and Derby will be challenging for promotion from the Championship next season, just as they did this campaign.

The Whites and the Rams have good and strong teams, but both Marcelo Bielsa and Lampard need to make signings in the summer transfer window in order to enhance their chances of ending up in the top two places.