Derby County is set to face Leeds United this weekend with some of their must valuable player missing under manager Paul Warne. The next match will be the first time since Derby did the circle of honour before Leeds after their promotion to the English Premier League under Bielsa. As Leeds teamed played in the English top division for three seasons, and Derby spent two seasons in the third tier League one, the latter team joins the former in Championship where rivalries are reheated on saturday at Elland Road.
After Leeds’ defeat at the hands of Blackburn Rovers, the Sky Sports pundit Andy Hinchcliffe is expecting the team to triumph over Derby. Derby has not been in good form having won only one of their last nine games making the fixture perfect for Leeds to recover before the holiday season.
Among them was Ebou Adams, who has been instrumental to Derby’s current ranking and scored the team’s only goal in the prior match; he got 5 yellow cards, which disqualified him from the Leeds game. Adams’ absence will be felt in midfield, former Derby Players Shaun Barker believes Adams should remain on the pitch because of his energy.
On the other side, Leeds may have some suspension issues in Joe Rodon and Wilfried Gnonto who are both on the brink of getting a yellow card. Never do they book a match against Derby and they would be saving themselves from suspension, much as bringing Leeds some reprieve as they prepare for the next match to be against Middlesbrough.