'A massive blow' - Leeds United fans react to team news ahead of clash at Middlesbrough

GAETANO BERARDI replaces the injured Kalvin Phillips for the only change to the Leeds United side for Wednesday night's Championship clash at Middlesbrough.

Here's how United's fans reacted to the team news on social media with Phillips out with a calf injury and neither of the club's two main January recruits Jean-Kevin Augustin or Ian Poveda making the bench.

MISSING: Leeds United midfielder Kalvin Phillips. Picture by Jonathan Gawthorpe.placeholder image
MISSING: Leeds United midfielder Kalvin Phillips. Picture by Jonathan Gawthorpe. | jpimedia

Leeds start the evening three points clear in the Championship's automatic promotion places with a game in hand.

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