Leeds United face another stern test on the road this weekend when they travel to in-form Bournemouth. The Whites have proven incredibly hard to beat in recent weeks but face a Cherries side who have won their last five across all competitions without conceding.
Daniel Farke’s side drew 0-0 at Sunderland last time out and will welcome back Nico Elvedi, who missed that trip to the Stadium of Light through illness. Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Noah Okafor have also trained all week after recent issues but Anton Stach is a doubt due to a foot injury.
That fitness issue will leave the Whites boss with a decision to make in midfield while Okafor will hope a full week of training puts him back in contention to start. And with that in mind, the YEP has attempted to predict how Farke could line his Leeds side up at the Vitality Stadium.
7. CM: Ethan Ampadu
The Whites captain was unusually sloppy at Sunderland and with standards set so high, will be desperate to get back to his best quickly on Saturday. Never a question over if he starts when fit, more so who he plays alongside and in what formation. | Getty Images
8. CM: Ao Tanaka
Joined Ampadu in the 'sloppy' category at Sunderland but so did many others, the swirling winds obviously not helping. Tanaka has been otherwise pretty steady in midfield and deserves at least one more chance to rediscover the form he showed earlier in the season. | Getty Images
9. CM: Sean Longstaff
Longstaff has now been bright off the bench in Leeds' last two games, almost winning it twice at Sunderland, while his main competitor Anton Stach is struggling with a foot injury. With final third quality lacking, the midfielder's box-crashing ability could at least mean more numbers forward and he'll have last season's late equaliser at Bournemouth fresh in the memory. | Owen Humphreys/Press Association
10. LWB: Gabriel Gudmundsson
The Swedish international has spoken recently about wanting to contribute more in the final third and his bursting runs deserve more end-product. Looks back to full fitness after a disrupted start to the campaign. | Getty Images
11. ST: Noah Okafor
After Farke confirmed a full week of training for Okafor, a return to the starting-XI feels obvious. The Swiss international feels like Leeds' best chance of creating moments on the counter-attack at Bournemouth. | AFP via Getty Images
12. ST: Dominic Calvert-Lewin
One Calvert-Lewin touch in the opposition box at Sunderland pretty much summed up Leeds' attacking issues. The striker needs proper service and at least won't have swirling winds to battle at Bournemouth. | Getty Images