Daniel Farke’s Whites went into Monday night’s huge top-of-the-table clash at Burnley sat just one point clear of second-placed Sheffield United at the top of the division and only three points ahead of the third-placed Clarets. Leeds, though, ultimately further strengthened their position by taking a goalless draw from the huge showdown at Turf Moor.
Leeds now sit two points ahead of the second-placed Blades and still three points clear of third-placed Burnley. In what appears a clear four-runner race for automatic promotion, Sunderland are just two points further back in fourth place, the Black Cats only five points adrift of the Whites who they still have to play.
There are still 17 games left, and the supercomputer from the team at Football Web Pages is expecting huge changes between now and the final weekend of the season in May. Ahead of this weekend’s games, here is their supercomputer’s new predicted final and points in reverse order from bottom to top.
19. 6th: Bristol City (play-offs)
Predicted points: 70 (making the play-offs by two points). Photo: Gareth Copley
22. 3rd: Leeds United (play-offs)
Predicted points: 90 (missing automatic promotion by five points). Photo: Matt McNulty
23. 2nd: Sheffield United (automatic promotion as runners-up)
Predicted points: 95 (sealing automatic promotion by five points). Photo: George Wood
24. 1st: Burnley (promoted as champions)
Predicted points: 102 (seven points clear and 12 points ahead of third-placed Leeds). Photo: Warren Little