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Sheffield Wednesday boss Steve Bruce comments on Leeds United

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Sheffield Wednesday will face Leeds United at Elland Road on Saturday.

Marcelo Bielsa the Leeds United manager during the Sky Bet Championship match between Preston North End and Leeds United at Deepdale on April 09, 2019 in Preston, England.

Sheffield Wednesday manager Steve Bruce has spoken highly of Leeds United on the club’s official Twitter page.

Wednesday will take on Leeds away from home at Elland Road in the Yorkshire derby on Saturday evening.

While the Owls are aiming to finish in the Championship playoffs, the Whites are challenging for automatic promotion to the Premier League at the end of the season.

Ahead of the Championship game between Leeds and Wednesday at Elland Road, Bruce has spoken highly of the home side and has also praised Whites’ head coach Marcelo Bielsa.

Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa shouts instructions to his team from the technical area during the Sky Bet Championship match between Leeds United and Sheffield United at Elland Road...

Big game

Wednesday have been brilliant under Bruce, and not many will have expected the Owls to be challenging for the Championship playoffs this season given their performances in the first half of the campaign.

As for Leeds, the Whites are second in the league table at the moment, and with five more rounds of matches left in the Championship this season, Bielsa’s side simply cannot afford any more slip-ups, with Sheffield United hot on their heels.

Sheffield Wednesday manager Steve Bruce looks on prior to the Sky Bet Championship match between Sheffield Wednesday and Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough Stadium on April 09, 2019 in...