The Whites secured a comprehensive 2-0 win over Millwall just before the international break, while the hosts are heading into the match on the back of a narrow 1-0 win away to Birmingham City.
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Leeds United will be hoping to make it four successive wins in the EFL Championship when they travel to Vicarage Road to take on Watford on Friday. The Whites secured a comprehensive 2-0 win over Millwall just before the international break, while the hosts are heading into the match on the back of a narrow 1-0 win away to Birmingham City. The impressive run of form helped the Whites to climb to the top of the English second tier standings, having collected 82 points from 38 games, level on points with second-placed Leicester City, who have a game in hand. The Hornets, meanwhile, are sitting at the 13th position, with 48 points to their name from 38 league matches, nine clear of the relegation zone and 13 away from the playoffs.
🎙️ 𝗗𝗙 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱: “A club with ambition. They’ve got lots of potential, experienced, physical and quality players. Once a new manager comes in, it’s a new start, everyone can impress, and it was an important win for them in their last game. They’ll be motivated.” pic.twitter.com/KH5i4iSHqu
— Leeds United (@LUFC) March 27, 2024
Watford saw their four-game winless run, that included three defeats, come to an end with a narrow 1-0 victory over Birmingham on March 16. Emmanuel Dennis’ lone goal on the stroke of half-time separated the two sides at St. Andrew’s and helped the Hornets secure their 12th Championship-win of the campaign. It was just their third success since the turn of the year, all of which have interestingly come away from home. With eight games remaining, challenging for a playoff spot looks unlikely as they are trailing sixth-placed Norwich by 13 points. Therefore new head coach Tom Cleverley would be looking to help his side finish in the top half, which looks like a more realistic target.
After losing out to Chelsea in the FA Cup towards end of February, Leeds surprisingly shared the spoils with Huddersfield Town in the Championship on March 2. Nevertheless, the Whites quickly returned to winning ways, getting the better of Stoke City, Sheffield Wednesday and Millwall with an overall score of 5-0. On March 17, Danile Farke’s men recorded their 25th second tier victory of the season versus the Lions thanks to one goal each from Wilfried Gnonto and Daniel James. The result extended their unbeaten run to 13 games in the division, recording 12 victories in the process.
Watford probable starting lineup: Bachmann, Andrews, Porteous, Pollock, Morris, Kayembe, Dele-Bashiru, Asprilla, Kone, Chaketadze, Dennis
Leeds United probable starting lineup: Meslier, Gray, Ampadu, rodon, Byram, Gruev, Kamara, Gnonto, Piroe, Summerville, Bamford
Watford
| Opponents | Score |
| Birmingham | 0-1 (W) |
| Coventry | 1-2 (L) |
| Swansea | 1-1 (D) |
| Millwall | 1-0 (L) |
| Huddersfield | 1-2 (L) |
Leeds United
| Opponents | Score |
| Millwall | 3-0 (W) |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0-2 (W) |
| Stoke | 1-0 (W) |
| Huddersfield | 1-1 (D) |
| Chelsea | 3-2 (L) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Leeds beat Watford | 3-0 |
| Leeds beat Watford | 0-3 |
| Leeds beat Watford | 1-0 |
| Watford beat Leeds | 1-0 |
| Watford beat Leeds | 2-3 |
The EFL Championship fixture between Watford and Leeds will take place at Vicarage Road on Saturday at 1:30 am IST.
| Watford vs Leeds | Key Details |
| Date | March 29 (UK) |
| Venue | Vicarage Road |
| Kickoff time in UK | 8:00 pm (Friday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 1:30 am (Saturday) |
Football fans in India can live stream the game through FanCode. Meanwhile, those in the UK can catch the live action via Sky Go Extra, Sky Ultra HD, Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football.
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