Leeds midfielder Kalvin Phillips needs to be recalled to nullify Aston Villa talisman Jack Grealish

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Leeds United host Aston Villa on Sunday in the Championship and it’s important that they try pick up three points at Elland Road.

Marcelo Bielsa’s team sit third in the league and automatic promotion looks beyond them, but they need to win their final two league games in case of any slip ups from the top two.

It’s also vital that the Whites pick up some momentum ahead of the play-offs, as they have now lost their last two consecutive games.

Villa have won a remarkable 10 matches on the bounce to book their spot in the play-offs and they could even be a potential opponent in the final for Leeds.

The Yorkshire giants need to play their best team at the weekend and that means recalling midfielder Kalvin Phillips.

Phillips has played just 45 minutes in total during the last two games and his absence has been felt.

The central midfielder has been a colossal part of the team’s success this campaign and does such an effective job in front of the back four, which he was named in the Championship Team of the Year.

He’s a deep-lying playmaker that starts attacks from deep, while he’s the engine room in the midfield too that breaks up play and snuffs out danger.

Leeds are going to need Phillips’ presence if they are to handle a Villa side in red-hot form.

A lot of the Villa revival has been centred around captain Jack Grealish, who has come back from injury and dazzled as an attacking midfielder.

He has scored six goals and supplied six assists in 31 games across all competitions this term, but his overall impact on his side is far greater than that.

The outcome of the game could be largely decided on how Leeds nullify the Grealish threat and Phillips has the tools to do just that.