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Showdown! Burnley host Leeds United in top of the table clash

Leeds United boss Daniel Farke has urged his players to be clinical when they take on defensive kingpins Burnley in a Championship blockbuster tomorrow night.

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The Football League Paper Team
26 January 2025

Clarets and the Whites get set for crunch clash

Leeds United boss Daniel Farke has urged his players to be clinical when they take on defensive kingpins Burnley in a Championship blockbuster tomorrow night.
The Whites can extend their lead at the top to four points with a victory at Turf Moor, but will first have to break down a Clarets rearguard that has conceded a measly nine goals in 28 games this term.
“I think it’s important you find the right moment,” said Farke.
“If we are then in such a situation, we have to execute it with excellence, otherwise you have no chance to score a goal ...

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