Leeds will seek to keep the pressure on Championship leaders Sheffield United when they return to Elland Road to face Oxford United.
The U’s remain winless on the road this season and parted ways with Des Buckingham earlier this week while Daniel Farke’s men go in search of a ninth straight home win.
-
This is the first time that Leeds United and Oxford United are meeting in the Football League since March 1990, a match during which the Whites ran out 4-2 winners.
-
Oxford have failed to win any of their three prior away league games against Leeds (D1 L2), with their last trip to Elland Road ending in a 2-1 defeat in September 1989.
-
Leeds have won each of their past eight home league games in succession by a combined score line of 20-2, while so far this season, no team has won more home matches than the Whites (9) across England’s top four tiers.
-
Oxford have failed to win any of their nine away league games in the Championship this season (D2 L7), with their last away victory at this level coming back in March 1999 during a 2-1 win against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane.
-
This season in the Championship, Leeds have scored the most goals (37), have the highest xG (36.5) and have had the most shots (344), while Oxford are bottom for shots attempted with 191.