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Hartlepool v Leeds United: Latest Whites team news
Neil Kilkenny and Patrick Kisnorbo are fighting to prove their fitness ahead of Leeds United's visit to Hartlepool United.
The Australian internationals have missed United's last two fixtures after succumbing to injury in the aftermath of a 3-0 defeat to Swindon Town last week.
Kilkenny is struggling with an ankle injury while Kisnorbo has a problem with one of his calves, and manager Simon Grayson was not prepared to risk either player in Wednesday night's FA Cup replay against Tottenham Hotspur.
Grayson's squad was somewhat depleted in midweek – so much so that fringe striker Davide Somma and reserve-team midfielder Will Hatfield were named among his substitutes – but a number of players have returned to contention for tomorrow's clash at Victoria Park.
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Loan signings Gary McSheffrey and Shane Lowry were cup tied on Wednesday, and winger Max Gradel – signed from Leicester City during the transfer window – also sat out of the fourth-round replay having completed his move to Leeds after the initial tie at White Hart Lane.
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Grayson said: "We've got a few more bodies available for the weekend and I'll be able to change it around, which is good. We worked very hard against Tottenham."
McSheffrey, Lowry and Gradel are all expected to reclaim their places in Grayson's squad, but goalkeeper Shane Higgs (thigh) and striker Tresor Kandol (hamstring) may be missing again.
Left-back Ben Parker has been training for several weeks since returning from hip surgery, but a lack of reserve fixtures has prevented him from building up his match fitness and it is unlikely that he will feature against Hartlepool.
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