Leeds United take another break from their Premier League survival bid with Sunday’s FA Cup clash at home to Norwich City - for which blows have left a staggering 15 players either out or doubtful but with two others back.
Sunday’s 4.30pm kick-off at Elland Road will end a busy week for Daniel Farke’s Whites following Saturday evening’s 1-0 defeat at home to Manchester City and Tuesday night’s loss by the same score to Sunderland.
A very different test now awaits in the last 16 of the FA Cup against a side sat 17th in the Championship table, 11 points clear of the dropzone and 12 points off the play-off places.
Norwich, though, under boss Philippe Clement are much higher in the Championship form table having won ten of their last 15 league games.
A first test of the season against Premier League now awaits against Farke’s Whites but amazing 15 players are now either out or doubtful as the Whites and Canaries face off a place in the FA Cup quarter-finals.
Here, we run through the early injury news from both camps.
13. OUT: Shane Duffy
Experienced centre-back Duffy is another longer term Norwich absentee with a hamstring injury. | Getty Images
14. OUT: Lucien Mahovo
Young Norwich left back Mahovo has had his troubles with injuries and has not featured since January. | Getty Images
15. OUT: Pelle Mattsson
Norwich's Danish midfielder Mattsson has been out since the end of January with an ankle injury but the 24-year-old is now nearing a return and Clement revealed on Saturday that he'd now had two field training sessions with the group but that it was still too early to put him in the squad. Another one still out then. | Getty Images
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16. OUT: Noah Okafor
Whites winger Okafor was thought to be facing two to four weeks out with the hamstring injury suffered in the fourth round FA Cup clash at Birmingham City and has since missed United's last three games. Speaking at Friday's pre-match press conference, Whites boss Daniel Farke confirmed that Okafor was still out. | Getty Images
17. DOUBT: Forson Amankwah
Ghana capped midfielder Amankwah has not featured since December after injury although boss Clement revealed last week that the 23-year-old was now back in training with the group but with a warning that it would take some time before he was ready. Speaking on Saturday, Clement said of Amankwah: "Amankwah Forson needs to fight with others who have been playing, showing resilience. That's what you want and what they need to show in training; that they are better than others." A big doubt still then. | Getty Images
18. SLIGHT DOUBT: Anis Ben Slimane
Norwich midfielder Anis Ben Slimane was also a doubt for last weekend’s clash at Leicester City due to groin problems but the Tunisia international made the bench and came off it to score the opening goal in a 2-0 victory. Clement then said on Saturday that Ben Slimane now "feels better" but that still leaves some element of doubt. | Getty Images