Leeds United vs Stoke City

Potentially a single win away from promotion to the Premier League, Leeds United welcome Stoke City to Elland Road for a Championship battle on Easter Monday.

Their recent match brought a crucial 1-0 victory for The Whites against Oxford United at Kassam Stadium and Stoke City earned their win with a match against Sheffield Wednesday at home.

Leeds United will realize their second attempt of gaining Premier League promotion at their home ground Elland Road if they defeat Stoke City on Monday afternoon while Sheffield United also fail to secure victory.

Whites continued their successful winning run through Good Friday matches in the Kassam Stadium after Tottenham Hotspur loan player Manor Solomon scored their solitary goal of the league match for his 12th assist of the year.

The Whites emerged on top in their recent third-place matches before claiming victory in their previous three away games. As a result Leeds now sit at the top position in the Championship table sharing points with Burnley in second place and leading Sheffield United in third by five points.

A victory on Easter Monday would allow the Whites to prolong their domestic home undefeated streak to 19 encounters while orchestrating a return to the top flight through a successful outcome against Stoke City as their last Championship loss happened at Elland Road during September.

The moment requires steadiness to grab a top two playoff spot when Leeds will depend on experienced manager Daniel Farke to use his two second-tier title triumphs with Norwich City in 2019 and 2021.

Stoke City was roared on by their biggest home crowd since the last day of the 2017–18 Premier League season on Good Friday, despite the fact that they were headed for a seventh consecutive season of mid-table mediocrity in the Championship.

Last time out, around 30,000 devoted Potters supporters celebrated as their team won three crucial points in Staffordshire. Summer newcomer Million Manhoef and center-back Ben Wilmot scored goals each side of the break to defeat Sheffield Wednesday.

Stoke has gone five games without a loss in the second division since returning from the last international break of the 2024–25 season. This has propelled them to the magical 50-point threshold in the Championship standings, seven points clear of the relegation zone at this time.

The Potters have not finished higher than 14th in any of their past six seasons since being demoted to this division in 2018, but a top-half finish is undoubtedly in the cards for the Midlands team, who are now six points behind Watford in 12th position.