January window loan signing Facundo Buonanotte dropped out of the Leeds United matchday squad for Friday night’s hosting of Nottingham Forest.

Leeds United boss Daniel Farke says Facundo Buonanotte has not had a huge chance to impress since being dropped from the squad ahead of the game against his former loan club.

The attacking midfielder came to Elland Road at the second time of asking in January, having all-but agreed a move in the summer only to have a last-minute change of heart that took him to Chelsea.

But with gametime not forthcoming at Stamford Bridge, the Brighton man cut short that loan and joined Leeds for their relegation run-in.

Although Buonanotte was involved as a substitute in the draw at Everton and defeat by Arsenal, the Argentine was missing from the squad that took on and beat Nottingham Forest on Friday night.

It was not an injury-related absence, however, Farke simply decided to go with the returning Daniel James and Willy Gnonto as his wide attacking options on the bench.

When asked how the loanee had responded, Farke said: "It was not too much - we had the training session obviously on Saturday morning with a smaller group, a proper, proper session.

“Not that he could impress too much”

“Also yesterday [Sunday] was more or less like a light session, and also tactical preparation [so] it was not that he could impress too much in the training session. But Facundo is a top guy, and we're all happy that we have him here, and for that he reacted in the way we expected."

When discussing his team news Farke intimated that the ample time between Friday's game and the Tuesday night trip to Chelsea meant there would be little need for much rotation, and with no fresh injuries in attacking areas Buonanotte is up against it to force his way into the squad.

Leeds face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge hoping to do the double over the Blues, having beaten them 3-1 at Elland Road earlier in the season. That game is not in Farke's thinking as he finalises the preparations for a difficult encounter.

"For a promoted side each and every win is a pivotal game," he said.

"It was no turning point but [we had] really good performances before, at home, on the road and also after several wins. It was a top performance from our side, a fully deserved win.

“We won every statistic and days like this don't come around that often that you can dominate one of the big teams in this league.

“This result won't help us tomorrow, probably the home team is even more motivated to find a solution and show a reaction to this game. We have to be more on it. It's a different game, a different manager, slight adaptations in their style. I don't look back too much."