Leeds United
Today's Talking Points
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1Leeds are back for a second straight season in the Premier League under Daniel Farke, having secured promotion the year before. For a club with Leeds' history and support, just being an established top-flight side again is the achievement people are talking about.
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2The summer business was busy: full-back Melvin Bard arrived, and winger Jean-Mattéo Bahoya came in as the club's final signing of the window. Both were brought in to add depth to a squad trying to consolidate rather than just survive.
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3Farke has been giving low-key fitness updates on a couple of players ahead of upcoming fixtures — the kind of detail that sounds a lot more informed in conversation than just talking about results.
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4Elland Road stays one of the most intimidating away days in the league regardless of where Leeds sit in the table. That reputation didn't disappear during their time outside the Premier League, and it hasn't disappeared now they're back.
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5The quiet aim at Leeds this season is simply staying up more comfortably than clubs coming straight back up usually manage. Survival first, then see where that gets them.
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Top thing to say down the pub
Leeds being a boring, comfortable mid-table Premier League side would honestly be the biggest compliment anyone could pay this squad right now.
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Avoid saying
"Leeds are just happy to be here" — undersells a club that's building something under Farke with genuine ambitions of pushing up the table, not just survival on their mind.
Fixtures
📍 Falmer Stadium (Amex), Brighton