Former Aston Villa striker turned pundit Gabby Agbonlahor has expressed his choice for seeing Ipswich City get promoted forward of Leeds United within the Championship.
Regardless of Ipswich City’s robust begin to the marketing campaign, their journey to promotion alongside Leicester Metropolis has confronted stiff competitors from Leeds United and Southampton.
With Leicester Metropolis solidifying their place on the high of the desk, the race for the second promotion spot has intensified between Leeds United, Ipswich City, and Southampton.
At present, Leeds United and Ipswich City are tied on factors at 69, with Leeds holding a superior objective distinction, whereas Southampton trails intently behind by two factors in fourth place.
Talking on TalkSport, Agbonlahor overtly shared his alternative for the Championship promotion, favouring Ipswich City over Leeds United.
Agbonlahor highlighted the sentiment amongst followers, stating that many choose Ipswich City’s promotion on account of their compelling story and potential achievement of back-to-back promotions.
He informed talkSPORT: “I’d choose if Ipswich went up earlier than Leeds, Al.
“Below [Marcelo] Bielsa, they had been shedding 6-0 each sport; it was like a basketball sport! He was going man-for-man with Marcus Rashford; he [Bielsa] had Luke Ayling at right-back. Rashford could be clear by means of, spinning, and rating.
“Everybody I communicate to, they’re like, ‘yeah, I need Ipswich to come back up’. They’re individuals’s second crew, and the story of getting promoted two years in a row — think about that.”
Because the Championship promotion race heats up, all three groups are in formidable kind. Leeds United has received all of their final 5 video games, whereas Ipswich City has secured three victories, one draw, and one defeat.
Southampton has additionally received three matches however suffered two losses throughout the identical interval.
With the promotion battle intensifying, the ultimate stretch of the season guarantees to be extremely aggressive, with every crew vying for a coveted spot within the Premier League.
