Leeds United line-up vs West Bromwich Albion predicted as forward absence among raft of changes

Leeds United manager Daniel Farke is expected to make several changes to his starting line-up which faltered against Middlesbrough in midweek.

Carlos Corberan's Baggies were one of the few clubs not to suffer defeat at Leeds' hands last season, beating Farke's Whites at The Hawthorns and clinching a point in the earlier reverse fixture at Elland Road.

West Brom have dealt predominantly in free transfers and loan moves this summer whilst seeing the likes of Brandon Thomas-Asante, Conor Townsend and Okay Yokuslu move on for fees ranging from a reported £500,000 to £2.5 million.

Leeds have drawn considerably more from purchasing clubs with their sales of Archie Gray, Crysencio Summerville, Glen Kamara and soon-to-be Brighton's new attacker Georginio Rutter. However, that has left the Whites squad looking rather thin.

Farke made eight changes for the midweek visit of Middlesbrough in the Carabao Cup, admitting it was a risky ploy to disrupt the rhythm of his starting XI so early in the season as Leeds were taken to task during the second half.

The 47-year-old is likely to return to the line-up which featured from the start against Portsmouth last weekend, minus Georginio, which created plenty of chances and scored three goals as the Whites go in search of a much-needed three points to jump-start their 2024/25 campaign.

Here is the YEP's prediction for who'll be named in Farke's starting XI on Saturday lunchtime.

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