Leeds United vs. Blackburn Rovers: A Sky Sports analyst
Regarding Leeds United’s chances of defeating Blackburn Rovers on Saturday, David Prutton is upbeat.
On Saturday, Blackburn Rovers and Leeds United play in the Championship at Ewood Park.
Rovers will be trying to get back to winning ways following their 3-1 Hillsborough loss to bottom-of-the-table Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday.
Bailey Cadamarteri gave Wednesday the lead in the fifth minute, but Blackburn steadily gained momentum, and Sammie Szmodics’ 14th goal of the year tied the score in the 65th.
But the Owls rallied, and goals from Josh Windass and Marvin Johnson gave the home team all three points and ended Rovers’ two-game winning streak.
Right now, two points behind sixth-place Hull City in the table, Jon Dahl Tomasson’s team is ranked seventh.
| Championship Table (As it stands December 4th) | ||||
| Team | P | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Leicester City | 19 | 22 | 46 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 19 | 16 | 45 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 19 | 14 | 38 |
| 4 | Southampton | 19 | 4 | 37 |
| 5 | West Brom | 19 | 11 | 32 |
| 6 | Hull City | 19 | 5 | 30 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 1 | 28 |
| 8 | Preston North End | 19 | -8 | 28 |
Leeds has been playing really well lately, and on Saturday at Elland Road, they defeated Middlesbrough 3-2 to record their fifth win in as many games.
In the third minute, Emmanuel Latte Lath gave Boro the lead. However, the Whites equalized four minutes later thanks to goals from Dan James and Crysencio Summerville. In the 38th minute, Joel Piroe’s penalty gave them even more of an advantage.
Before halftime, Latte Lath scored his second goal to cut the lead for Boro; nevertheless, Leeds held on to win all three points when the visitors saw Anfernee Dijksteel sent off for a second bookable offense.
Third in the rankings, Daniel Farke’s team is eight points behind leaders Leicester City and seven points behind Ipswich Town in second place.
Leeds United vs. Blackburn Rovers prediction from David Prutton
Sky Sports analyst Prutton predicts a 2-1 victory for Leeds versus Blackburn, believing the Whites will continue their recent winning streak.
This season, Blackburn has shown flashes of brilliance mixed with moments of sheer determination, as demonstrated by their performance against Sheffield Wednesday last weekend. On the Sky Sports website, Prutton stated, “That is the reason they are just outside of the playoffs.
“Leeds appear in excellent condition. But if they want to get closer to the top two, they just need to keep winning. The distant side will shade it, even though it might be close here.”
