With the year’s final international break finally over, Sunday’s clash at Swansea City will represent the first of 11 league games in just 42 days up until the trip to Hull City on Saturday, January 4. Leeds had 13 players representing their countries during November’s internationals – and the Whites have emerged on the other side of it with four men out but three others back. But returns are already in sight for three of the absent quartet and here we run through the club’s injuries and expected returns after fresh updates from Farke at Friday’s pre-Swansea press conference.

7. BACK/UNCLEAR: Joe Gelhardt
Return date: Expected to back available for Sunday's clash at Swansea having been out of late with a hip injury. Summary: Farke did not mention any other injuries at Friday's press conference which would suggest that Gelhardt is now back in the mix. Photo: George Wood