da lvbet： Leeds United will look to pick up their second successive Championship win, and just their fourth of 2018, when they face fellow mid-table side Norwich City in the penultimate league game of their season at Carrow Road on Saturday.
da pinup bet： The Whites have endured tough few months but while they have little to play for in terms of promotion or relegation in the final weeks of the campaign, they will be determined to finish on a high in order to build some momentum for the 2018/19 season.
They certainly did that last weekend when they beat Yorkshire rivals Barnsley 2-1 at Elland Road, with goals in either half from left-back Tom Pearce and winger Ezgjan Alioski securing the three points for the hosts.
Paul Heckingbottom may have only succeeded Thomas Christiansen in February, but his long-term position certainly hasn’t been guaranteed considering that results haven’t improved greatly, and he will know that his side need to finish the season well to ensure that he leads the team out next term.
The 40-year-old stuck with a 4-2-3-1 system against the Tykes but brought Pontus Jansson and Samu Saiz into the XI following the 1-0 defeat at Aston Villa previously, and he may be considering making more alterations against the Canaries as he looks to decide which squad members will be with him going forward.
Here is how Leeds must line up when they travel to Norwich, ahead of Bailey Peacock-Farrell in goal…
With Luke Ayling and Stuart Dallas injured and Gaetano Berardi suspended, Heckingbottom had something of a conundrum at right-back against Barnsley.
However, with Pontus Jansson fit to start he decided to move Matthew Pennington from the centre of the defence to the right, and he certainly did a good job given he was blasted by fans on Twitter for his Aston Villa performance.
With Tom Pearce getting on the score-sheet he has to start at left-back, but Heckingbottom should bring captain Liam Cooper back into the XI for the trip to Carrow Road in place of 20-year-old Paudie O’Connor, to see if he really does have the quality to be in the team regularly next term.
With January addition Adam Forshaw only fit enough for the substitutes’ bench after injury, Heckingbottom went with a central midfield duo of Kalvin Phillips and Ronaldo Vieira against the Tykes.
It would certainly be a surprise if the former Middlesbrough man doesn’t return to the XI against Norwich however, considering he has been their most in-form player in the middle of the park in the last couple of months.
In that case, one of Phillips or Vieira would need to drop out, and the 40-year-old boss should look to take the former out given he has been struggling for form for much of the campaign.
Heckingbottom brought Samu Saiz back into the starting XI in place of Caleb Ekuban against the Tykes, with the latter appearing to be suffering from a real lack of confidence in front of goal.
Being taken out of the limelight should have done him the world of good, and given Saiz threw something of a tantrum when he was substituted off in the 84th minute, he should be left on the bench at Carrow Road with Ekuban back in the XI.
That change would see Kemar Roofe drop back into an attacking midfield role, alongside Ezgjan Alioski and Pablo Hernandez, whom Leeds fans were delighted to see sign a new two-year deal on Thursday.
Do you agree, Whites fans? Let us know below.