Leeds United return to action this weekend when they host in-form Aston Villa at Elland Road on Sunday. Daniel Farke’s side will be desperate to kick off their winter schedule on a positive note following consecutive away defeats at Brighton and Nottingham Forest before the November international break.
A handful of first-team Leeds players flew off to represent their countries during the break and barring any unseen issues, all look to have come through unscathed so far. The same cannot be said for weekend opponents Villa, however, who have welcomed numerous players back early for assessment.
Farke and Unai Emery will both be speaking with the media later this week and injury news will no doubt be at the forefront of both press conferences. But for now, the YEP has the latest from either side below.
7. BACK: Youri Tielemans
The Belgian midfielder had been out with a calf injury but was deemed fit enough for a 20-minute cameo against Bournemouth last weekend. Has since joined up with his international teammates so should be fit enough to start at Leeds. | Getty Images
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8. DOUBT: Sebastiaan Bornauw
Bornauw was unavailable for last weekend's trip to Nottingham Forest after picking up a knock to his knee. The Belgian has not been able to make recent matchday squads even when fit, with Pascal Struijk and James Justin covering all defensive areas from the bench. | AFP via Getty Images
9. DOUBT: Sebastiaan Bornauw
Speaking ahead of Sunday's defeat at Forest, Farke said: “A little question mark behind Sebastiaan. He got a hit against his MCL during this week, also missed a training session, so a little question mark behind his availability but all the others are fine and ready to go.” | DOUBT: Sebastiaan Bornauw (continued)
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10. EXPECTED BACK: Willy Gnonto
Hasn't featured since mid-September, firstly due to a calf problem before hernia surgery more recently. The Italian's absence at Forest was a surprise, given he'd been training for two full weeks, but Farke hopes the international break will help him build fitness. | Getty Images
![Farke said of Gnonto after Leeds' most recent defeat: "We decided after he was out for such a long time it was an option to take him with us for the bench, but regarding the training week we didn't want to take the risk. We have two more weeks for him in training now. We thought for this game to bring him in from the bench it's not right to take the risk. He'll have a bit of a pre-season with two more weeks, then more or less four weeks of training [before a return]."](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2025/11/04/15/26/GettyImages-2232907490.jpeg?crop=4:3&trim=&width=800)
11. EXPECTED BACK: Willy Gnonto (continued)
Farke said of Gnonto after Leeds' most recent defeat: "We decided after he was out for such a long time it was an option to take him with us for the bench, but regarding the training week we didn't want to take the risk. We have two more weeks for him in training now. We thought for this game to bring him in from the bench it's not right to take the risk. He'll have a bit of a pre-season with two more weeks, then more or less four weeks of training [before a return]." | Getty Images
12. INJURY SCARE: Gabriel Gudmundsson
Missed a crucial training session for Sweden last week due to a small injury, which sparked obvious worry back in Leeds. The left-back has played during the break, however, and looks good to go. | Getty Images