Leeds United take on Leicester City on Friday in arguably the biggest game of the Championship season so far.
The Whites will go into the game nine points behind the Championship leaders, but a win could see them completely tear the game apart, with Leicester looking over their shoulders for the first time this season.
Leicester beat Middlesbrough 2-1 last weekend, on the same day that Leeds extended their winning streak to eight games, and we asked defender Wout Faes what that meant ahead of this game.
Leeds were better than the Foxes in the return leg in early November and remain unbeaten at Elland Road this season, so it should be an interesting contest between the two teams.
Faes predicted an “unbelievable game” for the BBC after Saturday’s defeat to Boro and admits that Leicester will have an extra boost from the three points after last Saturday’s defeat.
Faes predicts an “unbelievable” clash with Leeds:
He said: ‘You’re definitely going to get it, but I think we have to focus on ourselves. I think we’re doing incredible, we’re having an incredible season, we’re winning a lot. If we keep doing well, we won’t have to look back and I think that’s the main goal.
“Now we have a week to prepare [for Leeds United], so I think we will know exactly how to do it and how to approach the game. It’s going to be an incredible game and I’m looking forward to it.
“We have a very important game coming up and we are winning, winning and winning. If we lose one, then of course we want to change that and get back to winning ways as soon as possible.
“Even if we had won or drawn against Middlesbrough we would have gone with the same intensity, but now there is maybe 1% more to get a result there [at Elland Road] and get the three points.”
If Leeds, or any of the two sides in the chase for the pack, retain hope of catching Leicester, then nothing short of three points will do for Daniel Farke’s side.
Jeff Stelling mentioned the possibility of catching Leicester earlier this week, but their record in the Championship so far suggests that the defeat to Boro was only a minor blip.
The game between the two sides at the start of the season was full of quality and Friday night is unlikely to be any different, which should make for a great atmosphere.