Leeds United Under-21s will have to go through the Premier League 2 Division 2 play-offs if they are to be promoted this season. Paco Gallardo’s Whites missed the opportunity to top the table and claim the only automatic promotion spot on Friday afternoon as they lost 2-1 against West Bromwich Albion at the Baggies’ training ground.
United’s defeat means Southampton are promoted automatically, while Leeds finish second and join West Brom, Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa in the play-offs with one more spot in top flight to be claimed. Aston Villa will be Leeds’ play-off semi-final opponents and the Whites will have to dust themselves down and turn their attentions to that one quickly after the heartbreak of missing out on the title.
The play-off semi-final will be a one-legged affair, with Leeds as the highest seed hosting Villa. Should they get past the Villians, they would host a one-off final against either Forest or the Baggies, with dates to be confirmed in due course.
