The Championship is a real slog. It is a relentless, unforgiving division.

But Leeds United are in a good place as they prepare to take on third-placed Burnley. Daniel Farke's troops lead the way at the summit after accruing 59 points from 28 matches.

The leaders head to Lancashire in fine fettle following back-to-back home wins over Sheffield Wednesday and Norwich City. Centre-back Joe Rodon told LUTV: "When you are winning, it is always happy around you. We just want to keep adding and putting points on the board.

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“I think everyone knows the schedule is, you know, it is carnage. The good thing is, of course, everyone wants to play and I think we have a very hungry group here and the players who don’t play and then come in, they make an impact.

“That is the most important thing because as we go back and talk about the schedule, we are going to need everyone. We saw that last year. It is a very long season.

“It is a demanding physical league. So, I think it is a credit to the boys who aren’t getting as many minutes as others, when they come in, they make an impact. And like I said, we are going to need everyone and I feel like everyone is chipping in this year.

“You can be physically prepared as you want, but it is the mentality which is the difference. I think what happened to us last year is only going to make us more hungry and determined in what we want to do this year.

“Of course, we know the role we take. We are at Leeds United and we know the pressure that comes with that. So, every player here knows the role, knows the job we need to do.”

The Clarets are battling it out with United for automatic promotion. They sit in third position, three points off the Whites, but are unbeaten in their past 15 outings (W9 D6).

Wales international Rodon said: "They are a very strong team and they are doing very well. Like I said, they are very, very hard to break down, as you have seen in the table.

“So, I think it is just going to be another important week for us, where the boys are going to knuckle down and work hard. We have a bit of time to prepare, which is always nice and good.

“But not just Burnley’s defence, their attack as well – they are up there for a reason. They score goals also, so all their team is very strong and we respect that.

“We know it is going to be a very, very difficult game. So, you know, all we can do is prepare as we always do and hopefully on the night, we are there and we are successful.”