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Leeds United face a very quick return to action with Monday’s potentially promotion-sealing hosting of Stoke City - for which fresh blows have left six men out and three more doubts.
Hot on the heels of Good Friday’s 1-0 win at Oxford United, Daniel Farke’s Whites face an Easter Monday 3pm kick-off at home to Stoke in which another three points would put the promotion champagne well and truly on ice.
Friday’s victory at Oxford has left Leeds top of the Championship on goal difference ahead of second-placed Burnley but more importantly five points clear of third-placed Sheffield United.
Four points from United’s final three games would mathematically guarantee a return to the Premier League but Leeds will be promoted on Easter Monday evening if they beat Stoke and Sheffield United fail to win at Burnley in a 5.30pm kick-off.
Stoke enjoyed a 2-0 win at home to Sheffield Wednesday on Friday and now find themselves on the cusp of safety in being 16th and seven points clear of the dropzone with just three games left.
Now the Potters will head to West Yorkshire for an enormous contest but blows have left six me out and three more doubtful although three more are back. Here, we run through the injury news from both sides.
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7. Pascal Struijk - out
Whites centre-back Struijk's season is over as he recovers from a foot fracture. | Getty Images
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8. Joe Rothwell - out
Rothwell remains sidelined as he recovers from a calf injury and the midfielder has already been ruled out of Monday's visit of Stoke. | Getty Images
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9. Sam Chambers - out
Young Whites midfielder Chambers is out due to being unwell, reportedly having glandular fever. | Getty Images
10. Josh Wilson-Esbrand - back
On loan from Manchester City, Stoke left-back Wilson-Esbrand returned from injury to make Friday's matchday squad but Robins described him as "fit but not really fit" so clearly an element of doubt still. | Adam Davy/PA Wire
11. Dan James - back
Whites winger James returned from a hamstring injury as as second-half substitute in Friday's win at Oxford. | Getty Images
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12. Manor Solomon - back/expected back
United's Tottenham loanee star winger Solomon went down injured in the closing stages of Friday's win at Oxford and signalled that he needed to come off. But Solomon appeared to indicate the issue was not serious with a few nods to the bench as he came off and Farke said afterwards he was just suffering from cramp. | Getty Images