Dominic Matteo believes Leeds United's home form will likely decide whether they stay in the Premier League or not this season.
The Whites have registered four of their five league wins at Elland Road, and have seven more fixtures on home turf before the end of the campaign.
Leeds dropped into the bottom three prior to their match against Brighton after Bournemouth defeated Liverpool 1-0 at the Vitality Stadium in Saturday's early kick-off.
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They now sit in 19th place after a home draw with the Seagulls, and Matteo insists that Leeds must make home advantage count.
The former Leeds star said on LUTV : “When you are in this position the home form is absolutely crucial. We have got to manage our games properly.
“We have got the noisiest fans in the country, all the clubs will say it but for me, the fans are incredible. They are absolutely unreal and we need them to turn up for us this weekend.
“It is going to be so vital, the fans are going to be massively important and everyone understands that. The players are buying into that as well.
“They are playing with passion, we are just not getting the goals so the fans will see that. It’s all about getting that result because I think our home form will be the difference between us staying in the division or not.”
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