Leeds were relegated after three seasons in the Premier League. A dismal campaign in the top flight ended with a whimper as they went winless in their final 9 matches. After a bright start to the season, Marsch was eventually sacked in February following a poor run. Javi Gracia seemed a strange appointment and was dismissed quickly. Sam Allardyce failed to rescue the club. Daniel Farke has been named manager for the upcoming season, having previously won the Championship twice with Norwich. The squad has inevitably lost a lot of key players including last season's top scorer Rodrigo, Koch, McKennie, Roca , Aaronson, Roberts, and Christensen. But even without them, there is a lot of talent left in the squad. Young Italian Gnonto, wingers Summerville and Sinistera should be enough for Leeds to pose a threat to every team in the Championship. As for the guests, Cardiff is looking to avoid another relegation battle. But there are some problems ahead of this game, regular goalkeeper Allsop is out and there are some doubts for several players including captain Ralls and key defender McGuinness. Cardiff finished 21st in the Championship last season, one place above the relegation zone. Turkish manager Bulut is the slightly leftfield gamble that the club has taken to be their new manager for the upcoming season. He has coached in the top flight in his native country. Bulut has called for plenty of signings and it's been a relatively busy summer so far. The most notable acquisition has been the return of former player and Wales captain Ramsey, who adds undoubted quality. But even with him, I don't think they can cope with Leeds. The home teams have a lot more quality in their squad and in the end that should be enough for a win. Cardiff bought a lot of players and they will need time to settle in the club. Therefore, the bet falls on Leeds to start the promotion race with a win at home.

利兹联队在英超联赛打了三个赛季后降级。他们在最后9场比赛中一胜未得，在顶级联赛中惨淡收场。本赛季开局不错，但由于表现不佳，马什最终在2月份被解雇。哈维·格拉西亚似乎是一个奇怪的任命，很快就被解雇了。山姆·阿勒代斯没能拯救俱乐部。丹尼尔·法克已经被任命为下赛季的主教练，之前他曾两次在诺维奇赢得联赛冠军。这支球队不可避免地失去了很多关键球员，包括上赛季的头号射手罗德里戈、科赫、麦肯尼、罗卡、阿伦森、罗伯茨和克里斯滕森。但是即使没有他们，球队里还有很多天才球员。年轻的意大利球员格尼奥托、边锋萨默维尔和西尼斯特拉应该足以让利兹联对任何一支英冠球队构成威胁。至于客人，卡迪夫希望避免另一场保级战。但是在这场比赛之前还有一些问题，主力门将奥尔索普缺阵，而包括队长罗尔斯和关键后卫麦吉尼斯在内的几名球员也有疑问。卡迪夫上赛季在英冠联赛中排名第21位，比降级区高出一个名次。土耳其籍主帅布吕特是俱乐部在即将到来的赛季中选择的新主帅，他有点左倾。他曾在他的祖国担任顶级联赛的教练。但是他已经签下了大量的球员，到目前为止，这是一个相对忙碌的夏天。最引人注目的是前球员、威尔士队长拉姆塞的回归，他无疑增加了球队的实力。但即使有他，我也不认为他们能对付利兹。主队的阵容更有实力，最终应该足以赢得一场胜利。卡迪夫买了很多球员，他们需要时间来适应俱乐部。因此，赌注落在利兹联以主场获胜开始晋级之旅。