It’s a perfect three from three for Leeds United so far in the Sky Bet Championship after victories over Stoke City (3-1), Derby County (4-1) and Rotherham (2-0). In just under an hour they will be looking to add Swansea City to their ‘W’ column.
Marcelo Bielsa has already become the first Leeds United manager in history to win his opening four games in charge, the above three and a 2-1 Carabao Cup victory over Bolton Wanderers to give the Argentinian a perfect quartet of victories.
Leeds are playing a brand of football that is exciting both pundits and Whites fans alike as the fever around Bielsaball is starting to take hold. Starving the opposition of possession has led to the opening three Sky Bet Championship wins as Bielsa stamps his particular brand of football on England.
Swansea are known for playing a more open and expansive game themselves, something that Leeds didn’t face against Rotherham last time out. The Millers came to Elland Road on Saturday and simply ‘parked the bus’, making Leeds play through them. Still, the Whites showed enough creativity and panache on the day to open up their South Yorkshire visitors and gain the win.
From South Yorkshire to South Wales it is for tonight’s game at the Liberty Stadium with Leeds United looking to win at the home of the Swans for the first time since the 1960’s .
Leeds United players arrive at the Liberty Stadium
📸 | Upon arriving at the ground, the players take time out to meet and sign autographs for our fantastic travelling support #AllLeeds pic.twitter.com/vfV9pba3jZ
— Leeds United (@LUFC) August 21, 2018
Leeds United Starting XI
📋 | #LUFC Starting XI presented by @Ladbrokes:
Peacock-Farrell, Ayling, Douglas, Cooper, Berardi, Phillips, Klich, Alioski, Hernandez, Saiz, Roofe pic.twitter.com/jYOAvXl0Zb
— Leeds United (@LUFC) August 21, 2018
The starting XI shows no changes to the one that started against Rotherham. On the bench, there was one enforced change after Pontus Jansson’s back injury during training this week. His replacement is Conor Shaughnessy with the young former Reading player making potentially his first appearance of the season.
With this being the team that Marcelo Bielsa thinks will unlock a resolute Swansea side, here’s what some Leeds United fans have been saying over on Twitter:
Scoring 5 with that line up pic.twitter.com/jxKsw4FDHn
— Adam (@AdamPB) August 21, 2018
Good to see him sticking with his philosophy, also keeps rest of the squad keen & on their toes 👍
— CarlR (@CarlR68) August 21, 2018
Fair play to kalvin phillips! 💯 start tonight lad! @Kalvinphillips cmon leeds!!!!!! ⚪🔵
— dean madden (@rko4life2009) August 21, 2018
dont fix what isnt broken
— Alistair_Ehrlich UK (@alistair1233) August 21, 2018
#LUFC pic.twitter.com/dTRKm5rCXt
— Jordan 🇦🇷 (@JordanALAW) August 21, 2018
No point changing a winning team.. if he made changes and we lose you’d get “why did he change it” them lads on bench will get there chance and they seen now what it takes to get in starting 11 #mot
— Neil Huntington (@wallyhuntington) August 21, 2018
When was the last time we played the same team 4 league games in a row..
— shaunLUFC-fan (@sallison1502) August 21, 2018
COME ON YOU WHITES
— Jacob Kessler (@jacobkessler82) August 21, 2018
#lufc hope we can get off to a good start…a draw would be fine imo. But hey ho you never know
— danny wilson (@beargryllz) August 21, 2018
Surprised he’s staying with the same team I’d have had Harrison in for Hernandez, but Biesla knows what he’s doing,
— Jack Anderson (@Rousey_Fan1998) August 21, 2018
Just missing pontus but tbf beradi been brilliant so far
— kurt Dunne (@kbddunne) August 21, 2018