Leeds United can address one of last season’s early stumbling blocks at Norwich City on Tuesday as they aim to keep pace with the Championship ’s early frontrunners. Advertisement Advertisement Daniel Farke ’s side are well-placed to cement their promotion credentials as autumn rolls in, having eased the early concerns that came from conceding six goals against Portsmouth and Middlesbrough. Four wins in five have seen just one goal conceded but that near-flawless run will soon be tested.
Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Yorkshire Evening Post, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Tuesday’s trip to Carrow Road presents a second game in four days for Leeds and the first midweek Championship offering, with the luxury of a full week’s preparation no longer available. That quick turnaround has been amplified by a string of fitness issues as Isaac Schmidt and Ethan Ampadu join the growing list of absentees .
And so a midweek away-day presents the kind of hurdle Farke’s side struggled to overcome at this point a year ago. If there is a gut feeling that Leeds struggle on the road during the week, it’s because they do - or at least they did. Advertisement Advertisement In the period up until New Year’s Day last season, the Championship fixture schedule threw up six midweek games for Leeds.
Two of them were at Elland Road and both resulted in wins for Fa.