Leeds United take on Oxford United at Elland Road this afternoon, and referee James Bell has been confirmed to take charge.
Elland Road has been a fortress this season with eight wins on the bounce under Daniel Farke, and they will be optimistic of continuing that record this afternoon.
Oxford United make the trip up to West Yorkshire, now under the stewardship of Gary Rowett, but the EFL journeyman won’t be in the dugout today.
Referee confirmed for Leeds United v Oxford United
The EFL have confirmed the referee appointments for Championship fixtures all the way up to January 2, with Leeds’ fixture against Oxford being officiated by James Bell.
Bell has been involved in 13 fixtures as referee, 10 of those in the Championship, in which he has dished out 45 yellow cards, three reds, and two penalties.
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Included in that is Leeds’ home defeat to Burnley, where he sent off Bashir Humphreys for a second bookable offence late on.
Bell was in charge of two Leeds clashes last season too, the 4-1 home drubbing of Huddersfield Town, and the 1-0 home loss to Blackburn Rovers too.
Leeds fancied for victory, but Oxford will look to make life difficult
Bell has witnessed Leeds frustrated at home twice in recent months in 1-0 defeats and Leeds will be hoping that they can cruise past Oxford this time around.
The U’s have been very poor away from home and we have been brilliant, so such a contrast really works in our favour.
They will look to make it difficult for us, especially if Rowett has had time on the training ground to prepare his side, but we shouldn’t be dropping points.
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