Leeds United za ta buga da Middlesbrough a ranar Talata a filin Elland Road, a cikin wasan da zai iya canza hali a gasar EFL Championship. Leeds United na zaune a matsayi na biyu a teburin gasar, da alamari 38, bayan sun doke Derby County da ci 2-0 a ranar Satumba. Middlesbrough, waÉ—anda suke matsayi na biyar da alamari 31, sun tashi da tafawa 1-1 da Burnley a ranar Juma’a.
Leeds United suna fuskantar wasan da zai yi tasiri mai girma a gasar, musamman a gida inda suna da nasara a wasanni bakwai mabuga daya, inda suka ajiye kofa mara daya kacal. Middlesbrough, duk da matsalolin da suke fuskanta a tsaron su, suna da karfin gaba mai girma, wanda ya sa suka ci kwallaye da yawa a wasanninsu na baya-bayan nan.
Kungiyar Leeds United ba ta da matsala mai girma a bangaren ‘yan wasa, amma za ta kasance ba tare da dan wasan tsakiya Ilia Gruev da gaba Joe Gelhardt. Dan wasan baya Junior Firpo zai kasance a wajen wasa har zuwa Janairu 2025, yayin da Sam Byram yake neman komawa a karshen Disamba. Middlesbrough, kuma suna fuskantar matsalolin tsaro, inda Alex Bangura, Darragh Lenihan, Rav van den Berg, Tommy Smith, da dan wasan tsakiya Aidan Morris za su kasance a wajen wasa.
Wasan zai fara da sa’a 8:00 pm GMT a Elland Road, kuma zai watsa rayuwa ta hanyar Paramount+ ga masu kallo a Amurka. Leeds United na fuskantar shakka mai girma, amma suna da damar lashe wasan saboda nasarar gida da tsaron su na baya-bayan nan.