Leeds United face a game tonight in front of the Sky Sports cameras with every opportunity to continue their good form of late and put down another marker for a Play-Off place.
Three points tonight at St Andrews, against a team with only two wins in their last 14 games, will move Leeds on to 64 points in fourth place, temporarily placing the Whites only seven points behind the automatic promotion places.
Last time out, at Elland Road, United rode out a challenge from Sheffield Wednesday to end up 1-0 victors on the day. This 1-0 victory came courtesy of Chris Wood’s 20th goal of the season, a goal that gave him a shared ownership of the Sky Bet Championship Golden Boot.
Tonight’s team vs Birmingham City
📋 Your Starting XI for tonight's @SkyBetChamp fixture against @BCFC… pic.twitter.com/DQ0FxF2fhd
— Leeds United (@LUFC) March 3, 2017
Tonight’s starting XI shows just the one change from the side that was victorious against Sheffield Wednesday a week ago. Stuart Dallas comes in on the left with Souleymane Doukara
The big talking point amongst Leeds fans has been injury victim Charlie Taylor, who has been on the sidelines since suffering an Achilles injury against Brentford back in mid-December. Since then, a dozen games ago, his place has been admirably filled by Gaetano Berardi. Taylor has been in training this week and there was talk of him maybe making the match day squad.
As it was, it wasn’t to be, and neither was the presence of Ronaldo Vieira with some fans beginning to no doubt whisper about his absence. However, as confirmed by journalist Phil Hay, the youngster’s absence is merely one put down to rest rather than injury.
📺 The #LUFC team arriving at St Andrews before heading straight to the changing rooms pic.twitter.com/rG6luIaMHD
— Leeds United (@LUFC) March 3, 2017
Leeds United fans react to team news vs Birmingham
Ian is hoping that Leeds United uncork a performance tonight.
Come on you Leeds!!!!! Let's scare pants off those above us with a stonking win. #lufc #wafll #mot
— Ian Corke 💙💛 (@CorkyMrC) March 3, 2017
Ashley thinks that leading scorer Chris Wood may well find his hands full tonight.
https://twitter.com/AshleyChurchil1/status/837742146283241473
This Leeds fan certainly doesn’t rate one of the starters tonight.
How on earth do people actually rate Doukara. He's such a poor player with no pace, touch,football intelligence, or attacking instinct #lufc
— Tom in the Prem (@tomwilko95) March 3, 2017
Martyn says that it’s not what’s on the bench that matters but what got the side this far.
Dont see the big deal about having the new LOAN players on the bench its the Current squad whats got us into this League Position #lufc
— Jonesy (@JonesMartyn) March 3, 2017
Leeds fan Josh is looking at novelty bets from the bookies.
@LUFC @SkyBet @paddypower you offering odds on number of hernandez nutmegs tonight? Under/over 2.5? #lufc #mot
— Josh (@j_cb09) March 3, 2017
A wise old Leeds owl with some wise old predictions.
https://twitter.com/EllandRoadOwl/status/837744015592341504
This Leeds fan is seeing a hard night ahead.
https://twitter.com/rammy79/status/837743473486934018
