Daniel Farkes’s Whites would create club history with a win at the John Smith’s Stadium if recording what would be a Leeds record tenth league win in a row. But there are plenty of question marks concerning United on a team news front and it’s a similar story for Huddersfield under new boss André Breitenreiter.
The German was appointed to the Terriers hotseat last month and Huddersfield enjoyed instant success in his first game in charge which yielded a 2-1 victory at Watford via a Danny Ward brace. Now Breitenreiter’s side face a Yorkshire derby against Leeds and here we run through the extensive team news from both camps ahead of the 12.30pm kick-off on Huddersfield’s home turf.
13. Sorba Thomas (back)
Key winger Thomas missed last weekend's win at Watford due to his partner giving birth but he has been in training all week. Photo: Ed Sykes
14. Michał Helik (back)
Polish centre-back Helik has not featured since January but is back in contention having returned to training. Photo: Matt McNulty
15. Bojan Radulovic (back)
Radulovic has been ill with fever but has since returned to training and is rated an option for the bench. Photo: Steven Paston
16. Georginio Rutter (back)
A huge boost for Leeds. Rutter missed out at Chelsea due to a hernia issue but has since returned to training and was reported to be looking good by Farke, even if there is a slight question mark about how his body would react to returning. Photo: George Wood
17. Patrick Bamford (back)
Another big Whites boost. Bamford returned to the bench at Chelsea but only as emergency cover. But the Whites no 9 had a full training session on Thursday and was rated fully available by Farke. Photo: Matt McNulty
18. Crysencio Summerville (back)
Summerville came off the bench as a late sub at Chelsea but he was in a similar boat to Bamford as emergency cover following a rolled ankle. He too had a full session on Thursday to be declared fully back in the mix. Photo: GLYN KIRK