February 19, 2025
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Manor Solomon of Leeds United celebrates scoring his team's first goal  during the Sky Bet Championship match between Leeds United FC and Sheffield...Leeds United watched two of their rivals drop points over the weekend as they prepare to face Burnley this evening.

Chris Wilder insists he is still ‘a little bit light’ at Sheffield United following confirmation two more players have picked up injuries after being ‘pushed’.

One of Leeds United’s main promotion rivals endured a torrid Friday evening, losing 3-0 at home to Hull City with a performance deserving of the result. Goals either side of half-time from Matt Crooks and Matty Jacob condemned the Blades to defeat before a Harrison Burrows own-goal rubbed salt in the wound.

Sheffield United have looked off the pace for a number of weeks with Wilder unable to rotate as much as he might want, given the amount of players already absent through injury. And that has affected the fitness of those available too, with Femi Seriki and Tom Davies both absent on Friday after playing through pain in recent weeks.Manor Solomon of Leeds United celebrates scoring his team's first goal  during the Sky Bet Championship match between Leeds United FC and Sheffield...

“We’ve pushed a few,” Wilder told the Star. “like Femi and Tom Davies, and unfortunately they’ve picked up little niggles. Just enough to leave us a little bit light. Yet again we’ve got a pretty inexperienced bench, with three of them that are not really going to get on. We didn’t turn up tonight not to win, but I’ll protect them and I’ll back them because we’ve been absolutely outstanding.”

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