Outside chance of Leeds United boost and gained autos ground as obstacle awaits big rival

Leeds United are considered to have an outside but not impossible chance of receiving an automatic promotion bid boost in the aftermath of a missed opportunity.

Second-placed Ipswich Town could have moved 13 points clear of third-placed Leeds with victory in Saturday lunchtime’s East Anglia derby at home to Norwich City but a 2-2 draw offered the Whites the chance to trim the gap.

Leeds, though, could only manage a 1-1 draw in Saturday afternoon’s hosting of Coventry City which has left the gap to both second-placed Ipswich and leaders Leicester City at ten points. Leicester began the weekend nine points ahead of Leeds but now have a game in hand which will present itself on Monday evening against Wayne Rooney's 17th-placed Birmingham City side at St Andrew's.

A victory would take Enzo Maresca's side three points clear of Ipswich and create a 13-point gap back to Leeds after 22 games of the Championship game. Leicester are odds on favourites but not overwhelmingly upon Birmingham being given an outside chance of taking something from the game.

Leicester are no bigger 3-5 whereas Birmingham are 5-1 and the draw is on offer at 16-5. The contest is an 8pm kick-off and live on Sky Sports.