Eee-baa-guum. It´s Leeds United versus Doncaster Rovers in an all-Yorkshire League 1 Championship Play-Off Final, where Gary McAllister’s side will surely take all the beating.
Rovers and United delivered superb semi-final second leg performances to book their places at Wembley (Rovers winning 5-1 at home to Southend, United winning 2-0 at Carlisle). Donny fans and punters will be hoping they haven’t used up all of their goals in producing that stunning result.
With both teams clearly in top form a competitive contest is forecast but it is McAllister’s side who hold all the aces in terms of big game experience.
Leeds front man Dougie Freedman has plenty of experience of play-off finals and that is a huge plus for the Elland Road outfit.
Seven wins in their last nine games from McAllister’s men has seen the side return to the scintillating form which saw them start the season like a train.
Of course there are many who don’t believe that Leeds should be in the play-offs at all. Had it not been for the 15 point deduction they would have sailed into the Championship automatically.
Expect a huge Leeds travelling support to turn the Wembley game into a virtual home fixture for McAllister’s men - a factor that can only benefit them.
If you take the points handicap into consideration Leeds were 11 points better than Rovers over the course of the season and at odds of 6/5 to win in 90 minutes that makes them a sound bet indeed.
