Aston Villa boss Dean Smith makes Leeds United prediction ahead of Whites clash

Newly-promoted Leeds suffered their second reverse of the new Premier League season via Monday night's 1-0 loss at home to Wolves which has left the Whites tenth ahead of Friday's 8pm kick-off against second-placed Villa who have won four out of four.

But Smith has been impressed with what he has seen in each of United's games so far this season and has made positive predictions about how Marcelo Bielsa's side will fare in their first season back amongst the country's elite.

"I’ve seen all five of their games so far and they’re very competitive," Smith told www.avfc.co.uk.

"They’ll win more games than they lose this season – that’s for sure.

"I don’t see them being in a relegations scrap at the end of the season.

"They’re the fittest team in the league and every team that has played against them so far has actually got their top numbers during that game.

"There’s a certain work ethic there but there’s also a lot of quality there as well."

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