Sheffield Wednesday’s Josh Windass predicts whether Leeds United will win the Championship play-offs

It sees Farke return to Carrow Road for the second time in a season, having done so earlier this term. A game where Crysencio Summerville scored the winner in a brilliant 3-2 comeback at Carrow Road.

Leeds also beat Norwich at Elland Road earlier this season, with Patrick Bamford scoring the only goal of the game in January. Jack Stacey knows Norwich will face a tough test on Sunday afternoon.

Speaking on the EFL Podcast this week, Sheffield Wednesday’s Windass predicted who he thinks will win the Championship play-offs and commented on the mental effect missing out on the top two can have.

Here’s what Dean Windass’ son had to say:

Windass predicts whether Leeds United will win the play-offs

In the other semi-final, Southampton will face Carlos Corberan’s West Brom, with the Baggies moving up to fifth after a last-day win over Preston, who believed the Saints would win over two legs.

Windass was brought up in Yorkshire after being born in Hull and spent 10 years at Huddersfield’s academy. He believes Leeds will win the play-offs but said missing out on the top two can have an effect.

“Bolton will go up. I still think Doncaster and Leeds will win the play-offs. With Leeds not in the top two I think there is a mental effect. Years ago when I was at Accrington we lost on goal difference.

“Looking back, now I’m a bit older, the manager said, ‘Argh, we’ve got to make the play-offs.’ I don’t know if Leeds will do that, but that mentality to be a nightmare. We were eliminated in the semi-finals.

“Leeds need to put that behind them now. Norwich and West Brom are more excited to be in the play-offs. It can have a mental effect,” Windass said on the latest installment of the EFL podcast this week.

Micah Richards agrees with Windass that Leeds United will grow

Windass is not the only person predicting Farke’s men to win the play-offs at Wembley on May 26. Micah Richards believes Leeds’ attacking stars will get them over the line in the upcoming play-offs.

Whether Leeds can do so depends on whether they end their recent poor run of form and if they manage to get over missing the top two at Ipswich in the next few weeks, starting against Norwich on Sunday.

Avoiding defeat in the first leg is key before they welcome David Wagner’s men to Elland Road a few days later. If they get a draw or even a narrow win then they all but cement themselves in the finals at the end of the month.