Championship leaders Leeds United will be bidding to make it three league victories in a row when they continue their campaign with a contest against Watford on Tuesday night.

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Watford have not won in the Championship since January 18, and they headed into Saturday's clash with Sunderland off the back of three straight defeats to Preston North End, Coventry City and Norwich City.

The Hornets will enter this match off the back of a positive result, though, drawing 2-2 with Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, and they came incredibly close to securing all three points.

Indeed, Tom Cleverley's side led until the 89th minute, when Dennis Cirkin levelled the scores, but it was still a step in the right direction for Watford, who are 10th in the table, three points behind sixth-placed Blackburn Rovers.

The Hornets have a record of 12 wins, six draws and 13 defeats from their 31 league matches this season, and despite being close to a playoff spot, they are also only two points ahead of 14th-placed Millwall.

Watford have been strong in front of their own fans this season, picking up 29 points from 15 matches, while Leeds have the fourth-best away record, collecting 25 points from their 15 games on their travels.

Leeds were knocked out of the FA Cup on Saturday afternoon, suffering a 2-0 defeat to Millwall, but they are unbeaten in the Championship since the end of November.

The Whites have won four of their last five Championship matches, including a 7-0 success over Cardiff City at the start of the month, and they are currently top of the table, two points clear of second-placed Sheffield United.

Daniel Farke's side are five points ahead of third-placed Burnley, meanwhile, while they are comfortably in the top six, sitting 22 points clear of seventh-placed Middlesbrough.

Leeds are the highest goalscorers in the second tier this season, finding the back of the net on 62 occasions, while they have the second-best defensive record behind Burnley, conceding only 19 times.

The Whites are unbeaten in their last five games against Watford in all competitions, including a 2-1 victory when the two teams locked horns at Elland Road for the reverse match back in October.

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