Daniel Farke tipped to be SACKED by Leeds after securing promotion back to Premier League

A former Premier League player has urged Leeds United to sack head coach Daniel Farke despite the German leading the West Yorkshire club to promotion from the Championship.

Farke, 48, saw his Leeds side promoted following Sheffield United's defeat against Burnley, after the Whites defeated Stoke City 6-0 earlier in the day (April 21).

“How the lads have handled the last few weeks during this crunch time period when there's lots of pressure on them, the way we have performed in the last few weeks, the spirit and quality of the performances and the consistency of the results, especially with the clean sheets, has been second to none,” Farke said after his side’s victory.

Both Leeds and Burnley will compete in the 2025/26 Premier League, with the final promotion spot to be decided via the play-offs - Sheffield United, Sunderland, Bristol City and Coventry are looking likely to battle it out for the remaining place.

And despite Farke’s Leeds lighting up Elland Road with attacking football, having scored 89 goals in 44 games this term, former Aston Villa forward Gabby Agbonlahor has called for him to be sacked.

“I was thinking about it last night and Daniel Farke's done a great job getting Leeds United up," said Agbonlahor on talkSPORT.

Leeds were promoted on Monday (Credit:Getty)

"But we're in a ruthless, ruthless industry... Do Leeds change their manager for the Premier League? Listen, I know it's ruthless, but Daniel Farke's record in the Premier League, 49 games, six wins, 35 defeats, conceded 101 goals, scored 31.

"I'm just saying, do Leeds want to stay up this time? Daniel Farke hasn't done it in the Premier League, he struggled as a manager. I'm just saying, you know how ruthless football can be.

"Look at the players, we will go through the Leeds players and say to all our guests, 'how many of these players are going to start getting the news within the next week that they're not needed next year?'”

And despite his take seeming harsh, the statistics do not bode well for Farke in terms of his managerial record in the top flight and he has just six wins, to go with 35 defeats and eight draws from 49 Premier League games from his time at Norwich City.