Leeds goalkeeper Neil Sullivan is relishing the prospect of testing himself against Premiership opposition as the Elland Road club push for a place among English football's elite.

United travel to Ewood Park tonight to face Blackburn Rovers in the Carling Cup, following their 1-1 draw with Coca-Cola Championship leaders Sheffield United on Friday night.

That result rounded off a satisfying week for manager Kevin Blackwell's side, who also enjoyed 2-1 wins over Burnley and Southampton.

Sullivan, however, believed Leeds could have claimed all three points against the Blades and his disappointment reflects the ambition and confidence brought on by a good run of form.

He said: "We're disappointed because we've played the top side and we've more than matched them and feel we should have come away with the three points.

"We knew it would be difficult because they've got a lot of points and won a lot games, but to be honest we've come off the park feeling we should have come away with more than we've got.

"I thought we had to stand up to them because they're a big physical side and once we matched their physical presence we created chances for ourselves and we could have won."

With Leeds sitting in fourth place in the Championship, with a game in hand over the top three, Sullivan is eager to gauge how close the Whites are to competing at the top level once again.

He said: "The cup game is up next and that's going to be a difficult one for us against a Premiership side but we look forward to it.

"It's going to be a big test for us and will show us how far we've come, then we've got the team in second (Reading) so there's another tough week ahead but we're going okay and there's no reason why we shouldn't look forward to it."