LEEDS' bad boy Danny Mills will be walking a disciplinary tightrope in the next two games as he tries to avoid a fourth suspension of the season.

The England right back's booking at Spurs on Monday was his ninth of the campaign and if he steps out of line again in either of Leeds' next two outings he will receive a two-game ban.

Mills, who has also been sent off twice, has already been forced to sit out eight games this term and David O'Leary is desperate not to lose another player to suspension.

Mills must avoid a yellow card in Leeds' next two games, at home to Sunderland tomorrow and Aston Villa away a week today. If he reaches ten bookings after the second Sunday in April, he will escape with a ticking-off.

England coach Sven Goran Eriksson handed Mills his first international start against Italy last week after three appearances as a sub.

But the Swede can't afford to risk disciplinary problems from his players at the World Cup, so Mills must be on his best behaviour in the coming nine days.

Updated: 12:00 Saturday, April 06, 2002