Championship's youngest squads: How Leeds United compare to Sunderland, Southampton and rivals

A look at the Championship's youngest squads to see where Leeds United rank as they look to close the gap to the top two.

Leeds United are closing in on thheir squad compared to tonship, but how young is their squad compared to their rivals? The Whites picked up a huge win over Leicester City on Friday night, moving to within seven points of the top two, although Ipswich Town do have a game in-hand.

Daniel Farke's men have plenty of time to make up that ground, but they passed a huge test against Leicester on Friday, and they will have confidence aplenty heading into the rest of the campaign. In the meantime, with the help of Opta, we have taken a look at the Championship's youngest teams, based on the average age of starting XIs so far this season. Take a look below to see where Leeds rank.

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