A win over Reading puts Bielsa's men back in the automatic places.
Leeds United squeaked by Reading at Elland Road tonight and the win has put them back at odds-on to be promoted from the Championship and the only side who are currently below evens.
The Whites have Bailey Peacock-Farrell to thank as he saved a last-minute penalty to ensure that Marcelo Bielsa’s side went back up to second and now only one point behind leaders Norwich.
Leeds are currently 10/11 best price for promotion and 7/2 favourites for the league title, in from the 11/10 and 9/2 prices you could have got before the game was played.
Just 9% of punters had in the promotion market had backed Leeds in the 24 hours before the game was played, but 42% of total bets since the final whistle have been on the Yorkshire side and that number could well rise.
Norwich remain top but have a number of clubs breathing down their necks. A 0-0 draw with Hull stops a six-game winning streak and leaves the Canaries a 5/4 best price for a return to the Premier League.
Oddschecker spokesman George Elek: “Leeds ‘won ugly’ and it’s the type of result that Champions get. It could well kick-start a return to the top of the table and will also instil huge confidence in Bailey Peacock-Farrell, who wouldn’t even be playing right now if Jamal Blackman was fit, according to Marcelo Bielsa!
