It is shaping up into a huge six months for Leeds United in the Sky Bet Championship, with Thomas Christiansen’s side well in the hunt for the play-offs.  

Leeds are looking to keep themselves in promotion contention over the coming months, but will have to do so without Luke Ayling, who has been ruled out for the remainder of the season due to an ankle injury, which he picked up in Leeds’ draw with Nottingham Forest earlier this month.

Ayling has been extremely impressive for Leeds since his arrival at Elland Road, with Chris Taylor (@LUFCDATA), highlighting some of the defender’s stats over his time in West Yorkshire.

The 26-year-old has featured in 73 of Leeds’ 82 fixtures since his arrival, whilst also winning an impressive 185 tackles – more than anyone else at the club during that time.

Following @LUFCDATA’s impressive reveal on Ayling, here is how Leeds’ supporters reacted on Twitter…