Leeds United face off against fourth-placed Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
For the first time in a while, Nottingham Forest are genuine promotion contenders in the Championship, and they owe a lot of their success to a terrific partnership that has formed this term.
Indeed, the Reds’ biggest threat often comes down the right side.
Right flank a danger
Joe Lolley is often the man making things happen for the Reds.
Last season the winger won the club’s Player of the Year award, and he’s in with a shout for it again this year, but he will face stiff competition from one of his teammates.
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Matty Cash is the only Forest player with a higher WhoScored average rating than Lolley this term, and the two men have formed a deadly double-act down the right flank.
Between them they have contributed to 18 goals this term, and with 38% of Forest’s attacks being targeted down that area of the pitch, it’s an area Leeds need to be wary of.
Unfortunately, their left-back spot has been described as their problem position by Phil Hay, and they will find it hard to use one effective tactic there this weekend.
Can’t move Dallas
In the past when Leeds have come up against a troublesome right-winger they’ve been able to deal with it by moving Stuart Dallas to left-back.
Indeed, the Northern Irishman was incredible when dealing with 16-goal Jarrod Bowen earlier this season, completing six tackles, but Leeds will find it hard to move Dallas there this time.
The 28-year-old has often been deployed in midfield this season, and it seems as though Leeds won’t be able to dislodge him from that role due to their lack of depth in the middle of the park.
Adam Forshaw is still injured, and Kalvin Phillips will be sitting out the final game of his suspension, so Leeds don’t really have many other options than to start Dallas in the midfield.
Unfortunately, this domino effect means that Gjanni Alioski will presumably have to start on the left, and that could spell trouble for the Whites on Saturday.
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