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Leeds United look to cut the gap on the top two teams in the Championship rankings this Friday night when they travel to play Rotherham United.
On the other hand, Rotherham, who chose to break away with Matt Taylor, are four points outside of safety and do not have a manager.
Leeds has scored three goals or more in five of their past 14 games in all competitions, so Daniel Farke has grown accustomed to his team being an attacking force this season.
Still, the German would have found inspiration in the manner his team persevered to defeat Plymouth Argyle and Leicester City.
Leeds controlled their match against Plymouth before the deficit was cut in half in the 84th minute. The 1-0 victory over leaders Leicester speaks for itself, as does the fact that the victory also put an end to a stretch of four games without a clean sheet.
Taking everything into account, Farke is aware that points are important right now as Leeds look to narrow an eight-point deficit to the dominant front two.
Leeds has lost three of their eight games away from Elland Road, demonstrating that they have not always performed well away from home.
After the last game, it was decided to fire Taylor, hence Rotherham’s temporary squad consists of Wayne Carlisle, Scott Brown, and Dan Green.
That was a 5-0 loss to Watford, coming only four days after the Millers held second-place Ipswich to a thrilling 2-2 draw at home.
Instead of giving Taylor more time, a change in strategy was decided upon after he returned with 11 points from 15 games in 2023–24, five of which came in their last five games.
With the international break over, Rotherham would have anticipated a permanent appointment by now, but it doesn’t seem like anything is happening anytime soon, so one of the division’s underdogs will have to face one of the biggest teams in the league before facing the unknown.
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Rotherham United Championship form:
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Leeds United Championship form:
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The Rotherham starting lineup is anticipated to see a number of changes, with Cafu likely to take Sam Clucas’ position in midfield due to injury.
Daniel Ayala, who has two more weeks to get ready, might start in the back three, while Georgie Kelly is likely to be called up to play attack.
After participating for the entire ninety minutes in Tuesday night’s 3-2 triumph over Canada, Dexter Lembikisa will need to be evaluated.
In what might turn out to be Farke’s lone change, Junior Firpo will start at left back in place of the injured Sam Byram.
As of Tuesday, Ethan Ampadu has played for Wales. He will need to be evaluated; bringing back Luke Ayling and putting Archie Gray in midfield are the other options.
As of Tuesday, Ethan Ampadu has played for Wales. He will need to be evaluated; bringing back Luke Ayling and putting Archie Gray in midfield are the other options.
Rotherham United possible starting lineup:
Johansson; Lembikisa, Peltier, Morrison, Ayala, Revan; Rathbone, Tiehi, Cafu; Kelly, Nombe
Leeds United possible starting lineup:
Meslier; Gray, Rodon, Cooper, Firpo; Ampadu, Kamara; James, Piroe, Summerville; Rutter
