Underlying Leeds United fact backs up Daniel Farke's Championship league table claim
As wins in the Championship go, you'll do well to find a home display better than Leeds United's 3-0 win over Coventry City this weekend.
The Whites were dominant from the very first whistle, with goals from Willy Gnonto, Jayden Bogle and another from Joel Piroe the difference. The win takes Daniel Farke's side onto 14 points after seven games, with four wins, two draws and just one defeat from the months of August and September.
That means Leeds have taken an average of two points-per-game from the first two months of the 2024/25 campaign, an underlying statistic which would see them finish among the automatic promotion contenders if they're able to carry that form on. Last season, Leicester City won the title with a points-per-game of 2.11, with Ipswich Town finishing in second place with 2.09 ppg.
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The Whites themselves finished last season with a points-per-game of 1.96 and they're currently operating ahead of that trajectory. This season, Leeds are just two points behind current Championship league leaders West Brom, and Farke's men could move top of the pile with wins over Norwich City and Sunderland.
Farke's side are the only team in top eight of the Championship to have won their last two games. The Canaries, Leeds' next opponents are the closest side to them to have done so which adds some extra spice to the clash at Carrow Road on Tuesday night.
If results go their way elsewhere, and Farke's men come away with a win from his old stomping ground, Leeds could finish the day top of the pile. Their bright start to the campaign won't impact Farke's mentality with the squad.
Last season the Whites boss reiterated he wouldn't look at the table until the final few months of the season, but the points-per-game statistic offers plenty of encouragement after a steady start.
“The key at Norwich was that we were never obsessed with the table," Farke revealed last season. "The table will care for itself, we concentrate on every game.
“The secret behind [my success at Norwich] was that we were just concentrating on the next game. That will be our target, and how I will lead this group (at Leeds).
"I want to be the best possible coach for this club. I try to make the best for this club. Once I overtake a project, I have to be there 100%. If not, I wouldn’t take on a task."