Leeds can call on former Championship success in Derby duel

Lee Gormley | December 28, 2015

Leeds v Derby County

• Championship
• Tuesday, December 29th
• Kick-off: 19:45 GMT
• Elland Road, Leeds
• Live on Sky Sports 1

Whites welcome Derby in Championship

Leeds United welcome current Championship leaders Derby County to Elland Road for another festive match-up, but Steve Evans’ Yorkshire outfit will hold plenty of confidence having already toppled their opponents this season domestically.

The Whites rallied to a narrow 2-1 triumph in the reverse fixture last time out in August, with Chris Wood starring and striking the winning goal, and the hosts are 3/1 with Coral to secure another victory this time around on home soil.

Home boss Evans saw his Leeds side end level with Nottingham Forest in their previous Championship outing, but he is still hopeful of edging towards a successful promotion to the top-flight, where he believes the club belong.

“We’re looking forward to it, it’s an opportunity for us to go into the top half of the table, which six or seven weeks ago when I joined, it was said by many people to be ambitious,” stated Evans.

“I certainly think we can mount a challenge.”

“The size of the football club is huge, but as I remind everyone inside it we are where we are for a reason and that’s normally because what happens on the football pitch is deemed not good enough for the top-flight.