Gabriel Agbonlahor has revealed who he would like to see win automatic promotion out of Leeds United, Southampton and Ipswich Town.
With Leicester City already well clear in top spot, the three clubs are in an intense battle to secure second place in a standard that has never been seen in the Championship before.
Leeds currently occupy a place in the top two for the first time this season after defeating Swansea City 4-0 on Tuesday, while Southampton’s 22-match unbeaten run came to an end at Bristol City. Ipswich proved they won’t be going anywhere anytime soon with a 4-0 victory at Millwall last night.
There are currently just three points which separate the three sides but Southampton and Ipswich both have a game in hand over Leeds, which will take place next week.
Speaking live on talkSPORT, Agbonlahor says he would prefer Ipswich to be promoted over Leeds and Southampton due to how poor they were in the Premier League last season.
Agbonlahor backs Ipswich over Leeds
He said: “As a neutral I would rather Ipswich come up. You don’t want the three teams that got relegated to get promoted. Leicester, Leeds and Southampton. Leeds were poor last season in the Premier League, so were Southampton.”
Pundits from across the footballing world have been giving their verdicts on the race in the last 24-48 hours, and perhaps unsurprisingly, Agbonlahor is the first to go against Leeds.
Danny Murphy says he would love to see Leeds back in the Premier League, while Simon Jordan is also of the opinion that he would prefer the Whites to be promoted ahead of the other two.
One thing is for sure is that it is going to be a very intense race with plenty of twists and turns to come before the end of the season.
Leeds just need to keep winning as many matches as possible, like they have done since the turn of the New Year, in the hope that it is enough in May.
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