David Prutton shares who he thinks is better… Leeds’ Junior Firpo or Sheffield United’s Harrison Burrows

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Leeds United’s Junior Firpo and Sheffield United’s Harrison Burrows are undoubtedly among the very best left-backs in the Championship.

Firpo, Burrows and Sunderland’s Dennis Cirkin have almost certainly been the top three in the division so far this season.

Leeds have actually been linked with a move for Cirkin ahead of the January transfer window, while Burrows is someone who was mentioned as a potential target in the summer.

That said, those reports were quickly shut down and Sheffield United eventually ended up signing him from Peterborough for around £3 million, having impressed in both the Championship and League One.

Irrespective of who Leeds brought in at left-back in the summer, they were always going to come in as second fiddle to Firpo anyway.

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Prutton on who’s better… Leeds’ Firpo or Sheffield United’s Burrows

The beginning of 2024 directly coincided with a complete change in fortune of Firpo’s career at Leeds, as he has not looked back since replacing Sam Byram in the first half of a 3-0 win over Birmingham City on New Year’s Day.

Firpo provided eight assists (including the play-offs) during the second half of last season and has picked up where he left off at the beginning of this, with a goal and three assists.

However, the debate regarding who has had a better season out of Firpo and Burrows has stemmed from Prutton’s Championship TOTS so far.

Prutton selected Burrows ahead of the Leeds star which has certainly caused a stir among Whites supporters, but on the latest episode of the Essential EFL Podcast, he has doubled down on his choice.

Gholam told Prutton about the reaction to Firpo’s TOTS omission: “Leeds the disgrace was leaving out Junior Firpo.”

Prutton then asked: “Who did we put in instead of Junior?” Gholam then told him Burrows.

Prutton then insisted: “He was a better player and he’s playing better.”

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Firpo vs Burrows’ 2024/25 Championship stats

In fairness to Prutton, there really isn’t much to separate the two players at both ends of the pitch.

Firpo has more assists, though creatively they are very similar in terms of how many chances they make for teammates. Both have been on the scoresheet.

Defensively, their statistics are also very similar, with almost all the key defensive metrics around the same number. It’s one of them, Leeds fans will say Firpo, and Blades fans will say Burrows.