Daniel Wales and Lee Sobot preview Leeds United vs. Cardiff City.
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00:00We have next, of course, back to Elland Road, Cardiff City coming up to Leeds at the weekend.
00:08Now, to be fair to Cardiff, they have done quite well of late. They've hit a bit of a good patch.
00:14They were, of course, you know, not doing great for a large part of the season towards relegation zone as well.
00:20But I think especially that win against local rival Swansea has really spurred them on of late.
00:26So certainly not going to be an easy game given the format they're in.
00:30But again, as we say most weeks with Leeds, it's just a game where they have to turn up and if they do turn up, they win.
00:36Absolutely. Yeah. Perfectly summarised. I mean, it's no good going.
00:39It's no good getting that goal at Burnley, which, you know, when you look at it and think, you know,
00:42got out there with a reasonably good result and left them in a good position.
00:44It's no good doing that if you don't go and beat Cardiff at home, you know, and that's no respect to Cardiff.
00:49But Leeds will be expected to go and win and they should go and win.
00:52And I think they have to go and win.
00:53You know, I mean, as I say, it's not quite the home straight yet, but we're heading towards it.
00:56And, you know, this is where they now really need to turn the screw.
00:59You know, obviously, they've got this lead at the top of the division and the three-point gap in the autos.
01:03Now it's not just about keeping that. It's about extending that.
01:06You know, no one wants it being nervy towards the end of the season, looking over your shoulders,
01:09like sort of thing or, you know, heaven forbid, even chasing down the top two.
01:12It should they find themselves out of it, but they certainly shouldn't do.
01:15They should be able to keep going.
01:16Obviously, there's Ellen Rhodes with an absolute fortress, you know, just that one defeat to Burnley.
01:21But, I mean, obviously, there's been a few draws in there.
01:23But, I mean, I feel like they need to just go and win every home game now between now and the end of the season.
01:27And obviously, that should hopefully lay the platform for success.
01:29And then hopefully the away form continues to improve as it has been doing recently.
01:33But you're totally right, Wakanda.
01:34If I don't think this will be a walk in the park, absolutely not.
01:36I mean, I was quite surprised when we went through their results.
01:38I think they were unbeaten in eight games and I wasn't really expecting that.
01:41I think four of those have been draws, but they got a draw at Borough, didn't they?
01:45So, I mean, that's obviously like, you know, a decent result going there and getting that.
01:48They obviously had that win against Sheffield United in the FA Cup.
01:50Obviously, that was a bit of a weird game with, like, weakened teams and stuff.
01:53But, yeah, you know, there's no doubt about it.
01:54They'll have a spring in their step, obviously, one at the weekend as well.
01:56They've gone away from the drop zone a little bit now with the managerial change.
01:59And they've got players that, you know, I've got decent players that can potentially, like, cause damage.
02:03But, I mean, look, so have Leeds.
02:04Obviously, I mean, the squads are, like, poles apart.
02:06I mean, look at even the people coming off the bench for Leeds.
02:08So, you know, the way I would summarise it, I think, is that basically it's a game that Leeds should win and I think they will win.
02:14But I just think there might be a little bit, you look at that and you kind of look, you know, first against 18th and you probably think, well, that's an absolute home banker.
02:21They should, like, win comfortably by a good few goals.
02:23And I'm not sure it'd be quite as straightforward as that, as I say, because I think Cardiff will, you know, they'll arrive with their tails up and whatnot.
02:28But, and again, the odds, like, Leeds are 1-4.
02:31I mean, it's incredibly short.
02:32It's Cardiff 13-1.
02:33I know we often talk about the outsiders.
02:35I don't know if you'd be tempted with a bit of 13-1 about Cardiff.
02:37But I couldn't really see him going there and winning.
02:40But I wouldn't be massively shocked if it ended up in a draw.
02:43But, you know, hopefully that's not the case.
02:44I mean, obviously, you know, I fully expect Leeds to win.
02:46But just think it might be a bit harder than you think.
02:48And, you know, maybe something like a 1-0 or a 2-0 or something like that.
02:52But, you know, hopefully I'm wrong and they get an early goal and continue to boost that goal difference because that is probably going to end up acting as another point.