FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE: Leeds United will take on hosts Newcastle United at St James' Park, above, as both sides seek a first win of the new Premier League campaign. Photo by Richard Sellers - Pool/Getty Images.FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE: Leeds United will take on hosts Newcastle United at St James' Park, above, as both sides seek a first win of the new Premier League campaign. Photo by Richard Sellers - Pool/Getty Images.
FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE: Leeds United will take on hosts Newcastle United at St James' Park, above, as both sides seek a first win of the new Premier League campaign. Photo by Richard Sellers - Pool/Getty Images.

Leeds United's predicted line-up and bench for Newcastle United clash as Marcelo Bielsa faces Charlie Cresswell decision with quartet out

Leeds United will look to finally bag their first win of the new Premier League season at Newcastle United tonight - but how will the Whites line up?

Both sides are still seeking their first victory of the 2021-22 top-flight campaign and Leeds will be looking to bounce back from Sunday's 3-0 reverse at home to Liverpool.

The Whites lost Diego Llorente to injury against the Reds as part of a contest in which fellow centre-back Pascal Struijk was shown a straight red card, for which he is now serving a three-game ban.

Another centre back, Robin Koch, has also been out injured with a pelvic issue whilst Adam Forshaw missed the Liverpool game with a muscular injury.

Whites head coach Marcelo Bielsa confirmed at Thursday's pre-match press conference that Forshaw, Koch and Llorente would all miss the trip to St James' Park, in addition to the banned Struijk, and this is how we think the Whites will line up.

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