Marcelo Bielsa's second-placed Whites have a five-point cushion in the Championship's automatic promotion spots - but how does their run-in compare to that of the other teams in the top half?
With a three-point gap after 11th-placed Cardiff City, we worked out the average league placing of each of the top 11's remaining opponents ranked, on paper, from hardest to easiest.
![Position: 3rd. Points: 63. Points behind Leeds: 5.
Average position of remaining opponents: 9th (hardest run in of top 11).
Pictured - Fulham boss Scott Parker. Photo by Jordan Mansfield/Getty Images.](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/QVNIMTEzOTM1OTU5.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. Fulham - 9th (hardest run-in)
Position: 3rd. Points: 63. Points behind Leeds: 5. Average position of remaining opponents: 9th (hardest run in of top 11). Pictured - Fulham boss Scott Parker. Photo by Jordan Mansfield/Getty Images.
![Position: 9th. Points: 52. Points behind Leeds: 16.
Average position of remaining opponents: 11th (11.3).
Pictured: Swansea boss Steve Cooper. Photo by Jordan Mansfield/Getty.](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/QVNIMTEzOTM1OTYw.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. Swansea City - 11th
Position: 9th. Points: 52. Points behind Leeds: 16. Average position of remaining opponents: 11th (11.3). Pictured: Swansea boss Steve Cooper. Photo by Jordan Mansfield/Getty.
![Position: 1st. Points: 69. Points ahead of Leeds: 1.
Average position of remaining opponents: 11th (11.4).
Pictured: West Brom boss Slaven Bilic. Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images.](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/QVNIMTEzOTM1OTYx.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. West Brom - 11th
Position: 1st. Points: 69. Points ahead of Leeds: 1. Average position of remaining opponents: 11th (11.4). Pictured: West Brom boss Slaven Bilic. Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images.
![Position: 7th. Points: 54. Points behind Leeds: 14.
Average position of remaining opponents: 11th (11.4).
Pictured: Bristol City boss Lee Johnson. Photo by Lewis Storey/Getty Images.](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/QVNIMTEzOTM1OTYy.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. Bristol City - 11th
Position: 7th. Points: 54. Points behind Leeds: 14. Average position of remaining opponents: 11th (11.4). Pictured: Bristol City boss Lee Johnson. Photo by Lewis Storey/Getty Images.
![Position: 4th. Points: 60. Points behind Leeds: 8.
Average position of remaining opponents: 12th (12.1).
Pictured: Forest boss Sabri Lamouchi. Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images.](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/QVNIMTEzOTM1OTYz.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
5. Nottingham Forest - 12th
Position: 4th. Points: 60. Points behind Leeds: 8. Average position of remaining opponents: 12th (12.1). Pictured: Forest boss Sabri Lamouchi. Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images.
![Position: 6th. Points: 56. Points behind Leeds: 12.
Average position of remaining opponents: 12th (12.2).
Pictured: Preston boss Alex Neil. Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images.](https://sttms.blob.core.windows.net/images/QVNIMTEzOTM1OTY0.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
6. Preston North End - 12th
Position: 6th. Points: 56. Points behind Leeds: 12. Average position of remaining opponents: 12th (12.2). Pictured: Preston boss Alex Neil. Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images.