Championship promotion race: How a relentless Leeds and a lacklustre Leicester blew the battle wide open
Both Leicester and Leeds are in Championship action on Sky Sports on Good Friday. Watch Bristol City vs Leicester live from 12pm on Sky Sports Football (Kick-off 12.30pm), while Watford vs Leeds is live from 7.30pm (Kick-off 8pm).
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Simeon Gholam and David Prutton look ahead to Good Friday on the Sky Sports Championship Predictions podcast, with Leeds, Leicester and Ipswich all in live action
Leicester City have the chance to retake top spot in the Sky Bet Championship, at least briefly, on Good Friday.
But it never should have been this way. When Leeds were beaten at West Brom in the final game before the end of last year, they were left in fourth place in the table, 17 points adrift of the runaway Foxes.
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But a Leicester dip since, and an irrepressible run of form in 2024 from Leeds – which has seen them drop just two points from 13 games thus far – has given us a mouth-watering potential end to the campaign.
How the Championship table stood at the end of 2023
Records since New Year's Day
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Current standings
How Ipswich kept up the challenge
Of course, we mustn’t forget that both Leeds and Leicester would be feeling far more comfortable were it not for the irrepressible rise of Ipswich Town…
But Leeds took advantage of that, and some wasteful Foxes finishing, to turn the game on its head and narrowed the gap to six points instead. A month later they top the table, albeit only on goal difference and with Leicester in possession of a game in hand.
Enzo Maresca’s men have their fate in their hands still, but it does feel as though the pendulum has swung.
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Good Friday fixtures
There are three live Championship games on Sky Sports on Good Friday. Leicester head to Bristol City for a 12.30pm kick-off, while Leeds visit Watford in the evening (8pm).
Listen to the Championship Predictions podcast!
Sky Sports duo Simeon Gholam and David Prutton take a look ahead at Good Friday in the Sky Bet Championship, predicting the results of every fixture; listen to the podcast below or via any of your regular podcast providers.
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The run-in
Last updated March 19, 2024
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