Ethan Ampadu makes Leeds United FA Cup declaration with Harrogate Town warning and 'levels' statement

Whites skipper Ethan Ampadu has declared Leeds United’s FA Cup intent with a Harrogate Town warning.

Leeds and Town will meet in a first ever competitive fixture between the two sides in Saturday evening’s 5.45pm kick-off at Elland Road in the FA Cup third round.

Sixty seven places separate the two teams in the EFL ladder but Ampadu has fired an “upset” warning in setting out the Whites levels required and intent for the competition as a whole.

Writing in his captain’s column of the matchday programme, Ampadu said: “Today we enter a new competition in the FA Cup. When you come up against a teams from a lower division in this tournament it is always tough and every single season you see cup upset after cup upset.

“We, of course, don’t want to be on the end of a cup upset against Harrogate Town and we know we need to produce a professional performance and reach the levels we have shown in the league here at Elland Road in order to progress to the next round, which we will be striving to do.”