Leeds United v Birmingham City: Five changes as Ayling bags his first start

NEW signing Luke Ayling has immediately been handed his first start for Leeds United as part of an attacking line up for today's Championship visit of Birmingham City.

As part of five changes to the team that lined up at QPR on Sunday, Swedish striker Marcus Antonsson comes into the side along with Hadi Sacko, Alex Mowatt and Pablo Hernandez.

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Stuart Dallas, Kemar Roofe, Toumani Diagouraga and Matt Grimes all drop out of the team, along with Gaetano Berardi who is injured and replaced by Ayling at right back.

Leeds United team v Birmingham City: Green, Ayling, Bamba, Bartley, Taylor, Vieira, Mowatt, Hernandez, Sacko, Antonsson, Wood. Subs: Turnbull, Coyle, Cooper, Phillips, Grimes, Dallas, Roofe.

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