David Prutton issues honest score prediction for Leeds vs Burnley on Saturday

09/12/2024 06:53 AM

Leeds United are back in Championship action this weekend.

The international break is over and now Daniel Farke will be assessing the fitness levels of returning players.

TBR has predicted two Leeds changes for the clash against Burnley on Saturday, with Junior Firpo and Manor Solomon dropping out.

Ahead of the possible promotion six-pointer, Sky Sports pundit David Prutton has predicted the score.

David Prutton issues Leeds vs Burnley prediction

Speaking on Sky Sports’ Championship predictions podcast, David Prutton gave his prediction on Leeds vs Burnley on Saturday.

"As we chatted earlier on this week, they're in a better position points-wise than they were this time last year, which ended up with them being on 90 points and just missing out on automatics,” Prutton said.

"So early work looks promising, obviously making up for star players that moved on, that was their next challenge.

"You can say something similar with Burnley. I was impressed with the opening portion of their game against Blackburn, I was more impressed with Blackburn's resilience when they went down to 10 men and managed the second half in that particular East Lancashire derby.

"So questions for them to answer, and a really, really cracking game so early in the season, because all the eyes are on these two, they're expected to be at least in the top six if not the top two, and Saturday will see where they're at with these works in progress."

"Close game, 2-1 Leeds."

TBR view

Given the turnover of players at Burnley in the summer, Scott Parker will still be searching for his best team.

So, for that reason and the fact it’s at Elland Road, we’ll go with a 2-0 Leeds United win.