Leeds United know that realistically they have to win when they host Norwich City at Elland Road on Saturday if they are to keep alive their hopes of finishing in the Championship play-off positions this term.

Garry Monk’s side had looked on course to secure a spot in the end of season lottery after spending the majority of the campaign in the top six, but four defeats in their last six league matches has left them on the brink of missing out.

The Yorkshire outfit currently sit three points behind sixth-placed Fulham with two fixtures remaining, and they will know that they need to take all three points against the Canaries – who lie one place behind them in the table – to keep the pressure up on the Cottagers and Sheffield Wednesday in fifth.

Here are three reasons Leeds will beat Norwich on Saturday to take the race for the play-offs to the final day…

They know it’s do or die

Leeds manager Garry Monk and his players will know that this is the most important match of their Championship season, and they won’t want to let all of their hard work earlier in the campaign go to waste.

Sitting three points behind Fulham with an inferior goal difference, anything but a win will not be good enough for the Yorkshire oufit.

Despite losing four of their last six, the game against Norwich can almost be treated as a separate ‘cup final’ and the players must be on the front foot from the very first whistle in order to get the fans behind them and the result that they need.

Their home record

While they have slipped up in recent times, the Whites still have the seventh best home record in the Championship this season having won 14 of their 22 league matches at Elland Road.

Garry Monk will want his side to make their Yorkshire home a fortress again for the visit of Norwich on Saturday, and the fact that they have conceded just 12 goals on their own patch this term will further boost the confidence of the players and the passionate supporters.

The final day fixtures

With Fulham having a three-point advantage, a superior goal difference of 13 goals and a home tie against Brentford on Saturday, the Cottagers will be confident of sealing their place in the play-offs at the end of the season.

However, we all know football doesn’t work like that and Leeds will know that if they do their job against Norwich City on Saturday and Slavisa Jokanovic's side slip up against their west London rivals, the clash between Sheffield Wednesday and Fulham at Hillsborough on the final day will be absolutely huge.

With the Whites due to face a Wigan side who could be relegated this weekend at the same time, Garry Monk will know that things could yet work out in his team's favour.

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