Leeds, runner-up in the FL Championship (the 2nd English division) welcomes leaders Leicester City this Friday (23) at the Elland Road stadium. With 78 points in 33 rounds, the Leicester Foxes are nine points ahead of the home team, who, in turn, have not lost in 11 games. Check out where to watch Leicester City vs Leeds United live below.
Despite competing in the second division, both have been recent Premier League champions. Leeds won in the 1991-1992 season, while Leicester surprised the world with the 2015-16 title. However, last season, both had a terrible campaign in the elite and were relegated.
In this return to English second place, the Foxes have led from start to finish and are very close to promotion and the title. One of the team’s few stumbles was in the last round, in the 2-1 defeat at home to Middlesbrough. Striker Jamie Vardy scored Leicester’s goal of honor.
Leeds, in turn, comes from an impressive run of 11 games unbeaten, including the Championship and the FA Cup. In the most recent round, the team beat Plymouth Argyle away from home 2-0, with goals from Wilfried Gnonto and Georginio Rutter.
As a result, The Whites remained in second place, tied on 69 points with third-placed Ipswich Town. Remembering that in the English second division only the champion and runner-up gain direct access to the Premier League. To decide the third place, the teams that finish third to sixth in the table compete in a playoff.
In the first round of the Championship, in the first meeting between Leeds and Leicester City in the second division in a decade, it was Leeds. The West Yorkshire team won 1-0 with a goal from Georginio Rutter.
Where to watch Leicester City vs Leeds
The match between Leicester City and Leeds at Elland Road stadium starts at 5pm, Brasília time, with live broadcast on ESPN 4 (closed TV) and Star+ (streaming).