Football Talk Podcast - Leeds United poised to end long wait for Premier League return

As things stand, Leeds United sit top of the Championship with nine games remaining, firmly in the driving seat for promotion back to the Premier League.

By Phil Harrison

Published 5th May 2020, 13:39 BST

GOING UP? Could this be the year Leeds United finally end their wait to return to the Premier League?
Picture: Bruce Rollinson. — GOING UP? Could this be the year Leeds United finally end their wait to return to the Premier League? Picture: Bruce Rollinson.

It would be nothing short of what Leeds deserve given the quality they have shown for the majority of the season, bouncing back impressively from the previous season’s playoff semi-final heartache against Derby County.

But as the long wait for a return to action continues due to the coronavirus pandemic continuing to dictate how we live our lives in the UK, it remains to be seen how Marcelo Bielsa’s team will ultimately achieve their aim.

Stuart Rayner joins host Phil Harrison to discuss how Leeds have come to find themselves top of the pile - seven points clear of third-placed Fulham - and whether they can finish the job if and when the season does eventually resume.

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