Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder has claimed that Leeds United are favourites to win the Championship title this season ahead of the Whites’ clash with Sunderland on Monday evening.

Daniel Farke’s side have stormed to the top of the table in recent weeks, and have not lost a league outing since November 30th. Furthermore, they haven’t conceded a goal in the second tier since January 4th, and have recorded a number of eye-catching victories of late, including a 7-0 demolition of Cardiff Cityand a 4-0 thrashing of Watford earlier this week.

It is within this context that Sunderland travel to Elland Road in the coming days, and Wilder has delivered a stark warning ahead of the potentially pivotal clash. Speaking in the aftermath of an impressive 3-1 win over Middlesbrough for his side on Wednesday evening, the Blades boss told The star:“People look at tables and when somebody drops a couple of points and someone wins a game or whatever.“We have just got to keep our heads down and keep doing what we are doing and if we do that, we are going to be in the mix. If we don’t, we will find ourselves out of it. We want to be involved in it right the way through to the end and if we keep producing those types of performances, then we are going to give ourselves a good chance.