Leeds United offered both good and bad news, while Sheffield Wednesday sent a message to Sunderland about the fixture.
Leeds United have received mixed injury news ahead of Tuesday’s home game against Sunderland.
The Black Cats’ play-off prospects have faded after a run of just one win in ten games, leaving them 15 points below the top six with only five games remaining. Leeds, on the other hand, remains firmly in the promotion race and appears to be locked in a three-way struggle for the Championship title with Leicester City and Ipswich Town.
The Whites head into the game looking to bounce back from Saturday’s defeat at play-off chasing Coventry City and the Yorkshire Evening Post has reported their hopes of returning to winning ways have been boosted by the news Connor Roberts, Illia Gruev and Willy Gnonto are all set to return to contention to face the Black Cats. However, Farke will be without Pascal Struijk, Jamie Shackleton and Stuart Dallas as they continue their comeback from injury.
Owls boss aims for Stadium of Light party
Sheffield Wednesday manager Danny Rohl believes his side can pull off a miraculous escape from relegation if they show ‘the right mindset and attitude’.
The Owls are set to visit Sunderland on the final day of what has been a challenging first season back in the Championship for the Hillsborough club. Hopes off extending their stay in the second tier beyond a solitary season were raised by Saturday’s hard earned win at Queens Park Rangers – and Rohl is hopeful his side can have a party at the Stadium of Light by bringing a successful end to their push for survival.
The German told the Yorkshire Post: “We played very well and did well as a team. I’m very happy. There are five games to go and we have a chance. Everybody was ready for this fight and that is our job. Do it – and do it until the end. My job and the players’ job is that we have a big party at the end of the season. Keep going and we have a big party at the end. It is our job and this is what I demand. With the right mindset and attitude we can do it.”
Despite the defeat, the Sky Blues manager was impressed with the Whites.
As Sunderland prepares to visit Elland Road on Tuesday night, Coventry City manager Mark Robins has rated Leeds United as ‘a top team’.
The Sky Blues kept their Premier League promotion aspirations alive by defeating Daniel Farke’s side 2-1. Ellis Simms, a former Sunderland loanee, opened the score after nine minutes, and Haji Wright extended their lead in the first few moments of the second half.
However, Leeds hit back with a goal from former Swansea City striker Joel Piroe with quarter of an hour remaining and looked to have laid the foundations for what had seemed to be an unexpected comeback. The Sky Blues held firm and remain just four points adrift of the play-offs places with games in hand on four of the six sides sat above them in the table.
Speaking after the game, Robins praised his side for the way they dealt with being put under pressure by their visitors and lauded the impressive array of talent available to his opposite number at Leeds.
According to the Yorkshire Evening Post, Robins stated: “You come up against a top team with great players, with pace, power, quality, and know-how, and they attack that you speed. First and foremost, I thought we defended quite well where we needed to. I believe we sliced at one or two things during the game, but we were mostly good and cool. When we remained calm, we gained more control and possession of the ball. We were without it much longer in the second half than in the first as we began to tire, and then they made changes and brought full international players onto the field.”
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