Seventeen thousand Leeds United fans could be inside Elland Road by 7pm on Friday night and they won’t even be there to watch the first team. As Charlie Cresswell says, there really does seem to be no club like the Whites.
On Tuesday night, ticket sales for the Premier League 2 clash with Manchester City breached 16,000 and with another 72 hours to unfold before kick-off, hopes are high it will be a record-breaking attendance. Everton’s 17,525 of 2017 is the division record.
Cresswell is expected to captain Andrew Taylor’s side in the clash with the current league leaders, but it remains to be seen how many of Jesse Marsch’s younger first-team members are made available.