Ally McCoist of Leeds United asks a live talkSPORT question on Leicester vs Southampton

In the match at the King Power on April 23, Ally McCoist has questioned whether Leeds United and Ipswich would rather Southampton defeat Leicester.

Leeds defeated Middlesbrough 4-3 at the Riverside to reclaim second place in the standings, one point behind Leicester and six ahead of Southampton.

This victory moved Leeds back over Ipswich. In contrast, a loss would put less pressure on Leeds but put the crown practically out of reach for the Saints, who would gain ground to apply pressure from behind and increase their chances of winning.

“Ipswich are now a point behind Leeds who are a point behind Leicester,” McCoist stated in a live talkSPORT interview on April 23 at 06:14.

“Those three points dropped at Cardiff, but it looks like Southampton will be more than capable of winning at Leicester.”I wonder what tonight’s goals are for Leeds and Ipswich? That’s an intriguing subject.

I wonder if Leeds and Ipswich would want Southampton to triumph tonight, or if they would like Southampton to be eliminated and acknowledge that it is a match between the two teams?Leeds United plays Middlesbrough in their ongoing promotion bid.

Despite Southampton’s potential pressure, Leeds will undoubtedly be hoping that Leicester is the team to falter at the King Power, having closed the gap on the top spot to just one point despite having played one more game than their competitors.

With the exception of a shocking loss to Cardiff, the Saints’ recent performance had them back in the running for automatic promotion; nevertheless, their loss to the Bluebirds while Leeds defeated Boro appeared to eliminate them from the running. With just two games remaining and a worse goal differential, they would still be three points behind Daniel Farke‘s team even if they defeated Leicester.

Considering Leeds’ current form, it would be difficult for them to catch up to the Whites.

In the meantime, if Leicester wins, they would lead by four points with two games remaining and almost secure the championship, leaving Leeds and Ipswich to contend for the second automatic promotion spot, which will increase the stress even further.