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Daniel Lewis

Mon 23 March 2026 21:10, UK

Leeds United have a more favourable run of remaining fixtures compared to their relegation rivals, a new reveal has shown.

Daniel Farke’s side played out a goalless draw at home to Brentford on Saturday that keeps them just about afloat.

Spurs’ 3-0 home loss to Nottingham Forest and West Ham United’s 2-0 defeat at Aston Villa means Leeds are four points above the dotted line.

Leeds have seven matches remaining after the international break and know there is still plenty of work to be done.

And it appears that Leeds have the nicest set of remaining fixtures, even if there is a trip to Old Trafford up next in the league.

Leeds’ remaining eight fixtures in detail

An FA Cup showdown against West Ham offers a welcome distraction of sorts for Farke, who would no doubt love to guide Leeds out at Wembley.

After that, though, comes that trip to fierce rivals Manchester United on 13 April, followed by a home game with bottom side Wolves.

Leeds round off April with a trip to Bournemouth and then begin May at home to Leeds and away to Tottenham – a potentially seismic showdown.

Brighton home and then West Ham away concludes the campaign, with plenty of eyes already on that final-day trip to the London Stadium.

As revealed by Sky Sports News, Leeds face more of the bottom six (four teams) than any of their relegation rivals.

While that sets up plenty of nervy six-point tussles, it ultimately means Leeds’ fate is in their own hands and they would rather these easier fixtures than tougher ones.

By comparison, Forest have just one game remaining against a bottom-six side, Spurs have two and West Ham also two.

Who has statistically the toughest run-in?

Leeds have just one member of the top six left to face – that showdown with Manchester United in a couple of weeks’ time.

Forest still have three to face, meanwhile, including a home match with Aston Villa next up, while Tottenham have two to face and West Ham one – home to Arsenal.

Forest will be glad to have put three points on the board at Tottenham’s expense because their run-in is the toughest on paper.

Football is not played on paper, of course, but it does offer a rough indication of what to expect over these next two months.

As showcased in Leeds’ 0-0 draw with Brentford, the Whites are constantly doing just about enough to stay at arm’s reach from the drop zone. Long may that continue.