Lucas Radebe insists Leeds will clinch Championship promotion

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Ex-Leeds United defender Lucas Radebe has insisted on Twitter that his former side will clinch promotion from the Championship this season.

The Whites returned to winning ways at the weekend with a much-needed 1-0 victory over Bristol City at Elland Road.

It means that Marcelo Bielsa’s side remain second in the Championship table inside the automatic promotion positions and have reopened a three-point gap over third-placed Fulham.

The Yorkshire club still have a gruelling 13 league games left to try keep themselves in the top two and secure a return to the top-flight.

They do have some favourable fixtures coming up next on paper at least, with games against Reading, Middlesbrough and Hull City remaining in February.

“Glory days are coming back Leeds. What a fantastic atmosphere we are going up,” Radebe wrote on his personal Twitter account.

TBR’s View:

Radebe’s optimism is to be admired, but most Leeds fans won’t believe they have escaped the Championship until it’s officially completed.

Bielsa’s team have had some serious struggles in the past couple of months in terms of results, but are still right where they need to be in the table and have a great platform to kick on now on another winning run.

It’s no surprise that the return of Kalvin Phillips from suspension has given the team a considerable lift and it’s the team in the season when the big players need to come to the fore.