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Will Leeds finally get back to the Premier League? - June 2019

After narrowly missing out on Premier League promotion last year, Marcelo Bielsa's troops are in the right state of mind when it comes to this season. Leeds are the major favourites for a Premier League spot next season and things have been going great so far. The team is locked in a battle with WBA for the top spot and looking well on its way to the oh-so-wanted PL promotion. Of course, it's still early in the season to predict such a thing, but right now, Peacocks fans have a lot of reasons to be happy about.

It's no wonder that Leeds are the bookies' favourites to gain promotion to the Premier League at the end of the Championship. Most bookies have the Whites available at 1/14 with West Bromwich Albion trailing behind at 1/7. Brentford and Fulham come next at 7/4, but the Championship table currently paints a different picture. Before you go on and place a wager on the Whites, you should read all the top UK bookmaker reviews here, and find the ideal bookie with the best free bets and top odds. Not all sports books are created equal, but read the reviews and you should find something that suits you best.

Although there's still time to shake things up, Fulham and Brentford are trailing behind Bielsa's mighty outfit headed back to the PL. It's been a pretty long time without Premier League football at Elland Road - this is Leeds United's 10th consecutive season in the EFL Championship. There's no question that the team has the quality for that and there's no other club that deserves it more.History hasn't been nice to Leeds United. Once a famous club struck down by financial mismanagement, English fans have come up with the phrase "Doing a Leeds" that perfectly describes the club's misfortune. After a dreaded time on the outlines, though, the club seems to be headed in the right direction.

Leeds' promotion credentials are a recurring theme, but sloppy form eventually gets in the way. The good news is that the season has been going well so far. Bielsa's troops look set on promotion by the end of May, yet one couldn't help but wonder if something foils the plans. As we've seen many times before, Leeds has a tendency of stuttering in key times and that's something that needs to be avoided this time around. Remember - the Mighty Whites were the best team in the Championship last season as well, but they faltered at the end and stayed a tier lower than the PL.

Fans are understandably excited about the team's chances, yet Championship experts don't share the bookies' opinion on Leeds' odds. Well, at least not by that much. There's still a lot of football to be played in the division and things could change in an instant. Fulham and Brentford are lurking right behind WBA, and if Leeds wants that promotion, Bielsa and his players will need to be on their best. The division is fiercely competitive and anything can happen. If the players let their guard down for one bit, it could all be over before they know it.

If there's one man that's up to the challenge, it's Argentine manager Marcelo Bielsa. Currently in his second season at Elland Road, Bielsa is known for his unorthodox training methods and always looking for 100% (or more) from his players. If Leeds wants to get back to the Premier League, that's what it'll take.

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