The Citizen (Gauteng)

Mike’s picks

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Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson once said Elland Road has the most intimidati­ng atmosphere in the whole of Europe, so Swansea City have to be worried tonight.

The days of the mighty Leeds may be a thing of the past, but Marcelo Bielsa and his men look like they are rolling back the years. They are in the race for promotion from the Championsh­ip to the English Premier League, sitting just two points behind leaders Norwich City.

Leeds have enjoyed a decent run of form at home, having won nine games at Ellan Road, with three defeats and three draws.

In comparison to Leeds’ home dominance, The Swans are not particular­ly bad on their travels, but they do not look good enough to outsmart Leeds.

However, Swansea come off a 1-0 win over Millwall and a thrilling 3-3 draw at home to Birmingham.

They are chasing a third win against Leeds in six meetings and can do it. Pool code: S6 V3 P2 M1: Brentford v Aston Villa. Slender win for Villa. Tip: Win = 1. M2: Ipswich Town v Derby County. Visitors to win. Tip: Win = 3. M3: Leeds United v Swansea City. See preview above. Tip: Win = 1. M4: Preston North End v Norwich City. Victory for City. Tip: Win = 3. M5: Sheffield United v Middlesbro­ugh. A share of the spoils. Tip: Draw = 2. M6: Wigan Athletic v Stoke City. Wigan to win.

Tip: Win = 1.

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