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Leeds United vs Derby County Championship play-off second-leg predicted by Sky Sports pundit

Leeds United have one foot in the Championship play-off final after beating Derby County 1-0 on the road at the weekend but can they book their place at Wembley on Wednesday?

Sky Sports' pundit David Prutton has provided his latest round of predictions on the Championship and he believes the Whites will do the business at Elland Road and prevail in the play-off semi-final second leg.

Leeds have a 1-0 lead on aggregate ahead of the home leg in the semis thanks to Kemar Roofe's goal at Derby, with Prutton expecting the Whites to not relinquish that advantage.

"I think it'll be a feisty game, which is what we all like to see in the play-offs, and I can see Leeds sneaking through. That would set-up a final against Villa, which would be decent given how we've seen them go up against each other during the course of the season," Prutton told Sky Sports.

The two sides meet for a fourth time (Simon Cooper/PA Wire)

"All four teams have been fantastic, and regardless of who reaches the final, it'll be a packed out Wembley, but a Leeds-Villa final would have a really nice edge to it. Villa had wonderful form to get into it, and Leeds, the frustration of missing out on the automatic places could give them the added impetus to get through in the play-offs."

Prutton is predicting a 1-1 draw between Leeds and Derby, meaning the Whites would win 2-1 on aggregate. But who does Prutton have facing Leeds in the play-off final at Wembley on Monday, May 27? Aston Villa is the answer, with the pundit backing Dean Smith's men to win their second leg at West Brom 1-0 and completing a 3-1 aggregate success.

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