Leeds travel to Watford after four defeats in a row.

Leeds travel to Watford on Tuesday night following the news that Massimo Cellino has won his appeal and been given permission to take over the Whites. Leeds form on the pitch has been awful, but hopefully the good news will inspire the players to end the season on a high. 

Leeds suffered a 1-0 defeat in the lunch time kick off at Wigan on Saturday but showed more desire than they have throughout the rest of 2014. Brian McDermott's side put in a good shift but lacked in the final third, a common theme throughout the Whites season which has seen them heavily rely on 27-goal Ross McCormack. 

Brian McDermott has been calling for stability at the club for months and hopefully Massimo Cellino's arrival at the club will provide that. Cellino had sacked McDermott on the final day of the January transfer window so who knows what's to come for the current Whites boss. Just three wins in 20 games would be enough to see any manager fired in different circumstances. 

Watford have had an inconsistent season which has left them in 12th place, 10 points from the play-offs. Head coach Giuseppe Sannino summed the Hornets season up when after the Burnley game he said: "This game perfectly reflects Watford's season. The last 10 minutes we always throw away everything we do."

Troy Deeny has bagged 17 goals for Watford this season in the league and is their top scorer. After a play-off final defeat to Crystal Palace last May, Watford started the season well but have managed back-to-back wins on just three occasions this season with just four away wins all season letting them down. 

The Hornets still have a game in hand on the teams around them but would need to win the majority if not all of their games to be in with a slight chance of the play-offs. Trips to play-off hopefuls Derby and QPR as well as relegation battling Millwall and Charlton means the Hornets have a very tricky run in and may have to settle for mid-table this season. 

Last season Leeds went to Vicarage Road with nothing to play for but a Watford win would have seen them clinch the second automatic promotion spot to the Premier League. A last minute McCormack winner for Leeds meant Watford had to go through the play-offs in which they were beaten in the final by Crystal Palace.

Earlier in the season, Leeds came from 2-0 to go 3-2 up at Elland Road against the Hornets, only to concede again with the thriller ending 3-3. The draw started a run of just two home wins in 11 for the Whites which has contributed to their massive slide down the league table. 

Since the 2006 play-off final which Watford won 3-0, the Whites haven't lost at Vicarage Road. Two wins and a draw for Leeds in the last three meetings at Watford means the Hornets haven't beaten the Whites at home since a Coca-Cola League Cup game in 1992. 

Leeds haven't won away from home since a wind assisted victory over Yeovil on February 8 and have since gone six games away from Elland Road without a win. Watford have won the majority of their games at home and Vicarage Road can be a difficult ground for any team to go to. 

Last meeting: December 7, 2013, Leeds United 3-3 Watford (Pugh, Smith, McCormack) 
At Vicarage Road: May 4, 2013, Watford 1-2 Leeds United (Poleon, McCormack)  
Last five league games: Watford - WLDWD
Leeds United - WLLLL 

Latest results - Watford 1-1 Burnley / Wigan Athletic 1-0 Leeds United 

Pictures courtesy of: Inside Soccer World, Yorkshire Evening Post, BBC & Leeds United