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'Wouldn't mind winning the league at Pride Park' Leeds United fans react to Championship fixture list

The Championship fixtures for the 2019-20 season have landed.

Leeds United will kick off their 2019-20 campaign with a long away day at Bristol Rovers, with Sky Sports moving the clash from the traditional 3om Saturday slot to 4.30pm on Sunday August 4.

As you'd expect, that's not gone down too well with supporters on Twitter, who got used to seeing Leeds' fixtures move last season, as 24 of their matches were selected for live coverage.

But with Marcelo Bielsa's men starting the season as the bookies favourite for the title, it's the end of the season which is getting more traction from fans online.

And the final two games are particularly eye-catching.

The penultimate weekend of the season sees Leeds head to Pride Park to face Derby County, who knocked the Whites out of the play-offs this season. It's fair to say that plenty of Leeds fans are circling that in their diary for a grudge match.

It's then back to Elland Road for the final match of the year, with Charlton Athletic the opponents on May 2 - and a reunion with former Leeds midfielder Lee Bowyer.

Here's how fans have reacted to the key dates in Leeds' diary on social media...

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