Leeds United may have endured something of a dismal 2020 so far - but their return to winning ways at the weekend against Bristol City has reaffirmed their credentials as among the favourites to reach the Premier League.
Luke Ayling netted a first-half strike to hand Marcelo Bielsa and his men the three points on Saturday at Elland Road, helping to lift them clear for the moment of the play-off race below them in the Championship.
With just two wins since the new year however, it's been a tough run for Whites fans, with United tasting success only against Millwall elsewhere in late January.
Now, coupled with favourable results elsewhere across the second tier, Leeds are back near the front of the running to seal a top two finish, according to the bookmakers.
Per the figures at Oddschecker, United sit second only behind league leaders West Bromwich Albion among the teams likeliest to conclude their campaign north of the play-off places.
Even more reassuring for fans, they are firmly odds-on across all major markets too, with numbers as low as 2/9 signalling just how promising their chances look.
Despite sitting third, Fulham have actually dropped to fourth in the wake of their shock defeat to Barnsley too, with Brentford now third in the pecking order after their draw with Birmingham City.
Nottingham Forest meanwhile sit fifth with odds as long as 20/1 - but it is fellow top six hopefuls Preston North End and Bristol City themselves who now harbour only distant hopes of such a finish, at 50/1 and 90/1.
