Leeds United 3-0 Birmingham City highlights: Whites back to winning ways as Bamford breaks 23/24 duck
Daniel Farke's men ended 2023 with back-to-back defeats against Preston North End and West Bromwich Albion but will be looking to bounce back in their first game of 2024 with victory over Wayne Rooney's Birmingham.
The Blues have won just two of their last 14 matches with the former England striker under increasing pressure to turn the club's fortunes around. Given Leeds' unbeaten home form this season, that will be no easy task, especially with Farke and Leeds keen to put an end to their own difficulties.
Build-up, team news, goal and score updates from Elland Road here throughout the day. Kick-off is at 3pm.
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Leeds United team news
XI: Klaesson, Gray, Rodon, Cooper (c), Byram, Ampadu, Kamara, James, Summerville, Rutter, Bamford
Subs: Van den Heuvel, Spence, Joseph, Firpo, Gruev, Gnonto, Anthony, Piroe, Poveda
Full debut for Kristoffer Klaesson.
TV info
Today's game is a 3 o'clock kick-off and therefore will not be broadcast live in the UK.
We'll have live match updates throughout the afternoon right here, though. Don't go anywhere.
Arrivals to come
Players will be arriving shortly. Don't expect Pascal Struijk to be back in time for this one, but Daniel Farke could feasibly reverse the changes he made in the defeat to West Brom on Friday.
Kamara and James back in, in all likelihood.
Team news at 2pm.
Warm welcome?
Blues boss is none other than ex-England, Manchester United and Everton striker Wayne Rooney.
Can't imagine his reception will be too warm at Elland Road this afternoon...
Last five games: Birmingham City
0-0 vs Bristol City
1-3 vs Stoke City
3-3 vs Plymouth Argyle
2-3 vs Leicester City
1-0 vs Cardiff City
Last five games: Leeds United
0-1 vs West Bromwich Albion
1-2 vs Preston North End
4-0 vs Ipswich Town
1-1 vs Coventry City
0-1 vs Sunderland
Early team news
Here's what Daniel Farke had to say on Pascal Struijk who missed the 1-0 defeat at West Brom last weekend.
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