Following results on Tuesday evening, Marcelo Bielsa and Leeds United know they require just four more points to achieve their return to the Premier League, after over 15 years away from England's elite tier.

Leeds begin their final push on Thursday evening, when they will welcome Barnsley, for a Yorkshire derby; a tie vital to both teams goals this season. For Barnsley, relegation is creeping closer, as Gerhard Struber's side struggle for goals - and despite avoiding defeat against both Wigan Athletic and Luton Town, two points simply isn't sufficent for the Tykes' survival.

  • Team news

Leeds will be without vital midfield maestro Kalvin Phillips for the remainder of this season. A severe knee injury means he won't add to his 40 appearances this season, and will have to offer influence from the stands rather than on grass. A major blow to the Whites.

 

Elliot Simoes will be absent from the travelling squad, as the Barnsley winger has been ruled out due to damaged ligaments; which he sustained following a red card challenge from Danny Fox in the Tykes' bout with in-form Wigan on Saturday.

  • Managers thoughts

Marcelo Bielsa explains how he isn't bothered about the significance of the fixture, and is simply taking the season one game at a time:

“We just go for the win in every match and we are not thinking about the consequences if we win the match.

“Sometimes teams, when they are forced to win, they don’t use the tactic to go for the match.

“Sometimes they want to win the match, but they prefer to force the mistake of the opponent.

“I cannot say what is going to happen on Thursday, though.”

Barnsley boss Struber recognises the issues his side face, but is insists he and the players will fight to the end:

"We need bravery on Thursday.

“Leeds are the big favourite in this game.

“We know this. But it’s not easy to play against Barnsley and we’ve shown this before, we’ve had good games against other massive opponents in West Brom and Fulham.

“Our duty is to give all that we can on Thursday to remain in the fight.

"There are areas we plan to exploit, we must find their weak spots.”

  • Head-to-head

The two sides first met in 1921, in what was England's second tier - it was 0-0 in that particular meeting, where over 13,000 packed into a much smaller Elland Road. 

In more recent times, it has been rather more entertaining, with only one of the last 15 fixtures leading to a bore draw.

Leeds hold the current bragging rights. The Whites have won five of the last six meetings, including the 0-2 away victory earlier this season, when two late goals from then on-loan Arsenal forward Eddie Nketiah and current midfielder Mateusz Klich secured all three points at Oakwell. 

  •  How to watch

The fixture will be shown live on Sky Sports, however, should they wish season ticket holders (who opted for access) from both clubs will be able to watch their respective teams' in-house channels and see the game for free.