Leeds United result at Southampton predicted by Sky Sports pundit amid ‘messy’ risk with Russell Martin ‘under real pressure’

According to David Prutton, Leeds United will up the pressure on Russell Martin this week at Southampton in order to maintain their recent good form.

The Whites front four are a “joy to behold,” according to the Sky Sports analyst, and if they turn it on against St. Mary’s on Saturday, it could “get messy” for the Saints. This was said in his predictions column on the website on September 28.

In an effort to capitalize on Southampton’s troubles, where Prutton claimed that “they don’t seem to be learning their lessons in defense,” he has predicted a 3-1 victory for Daniel Farke’s team.

Russell Martin is now under a lot of pressure, according to Prutton. Southampton cannot compete in this league after four straight losses. even if it is still early. They don’t appear to be picking up any defensive lessons either.

“Leeds will be eager to take advantage. It’s beautiful to see their front four in action, but if St Mary’s concedes an early goal, things may become messy. Win away.

It almost begs for controversy that Leeds United are widely anticipated to travel to the south coast and humiliate a team that is facing adversity, which is presumably why Farke was careful to hint that it could actually be the “worst” moment to visit in his pre-match news conference on Thursday.

On paper, each team’s performance and relative strengths indicate that the Whites can earn another impressive victory, but the manager is making it obvious to his players that this is not a given.

Not long ago, there were mounting concerns about the future of the season at Elland Road, but a successful conclusion to the transfer window and a six-game undefeated streak have drastically changed the mood.

Since then, Southampton has made the opposite switch, putting Martin’s position in doubt, but as Farke noted before the game, the Championship is a long season, and all teams have tough times from time to time.

The last time the German traveled with his team to the south to take on a team that would undoubtedly be prepared for Leeds’ arrival, Millwall, he came away with a superb 3-0 victory.

He’ll be hoping for more of the same this weekend, but he’ll have to make some decisions about who to start following another win by the same score against Watford last week. At the moment, there are more players in form than there are spots in the starting XI.