Marcelo Bielsa makes two changes to Leeds United side for Championship hosting of Stoke City

STUART DALLAS and Helder Costa both return to the starting line up for Leeds United's Championship hosting of Stoke City on Thursday tea-time.
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Dallas missed Saturday's 3-1 win at Blackburn Rovers with a quad issue while Costa was also absent with a knee problem though never injury was regarded as serious.

Both now return to the side with Barry Douglas making way for Dallas as Gjanni Alioski also drops out of the side for Costa.

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Alioski and Douglas are both on the bench and take the places of Leif Davis and Robbie Gotts who drop out of the match-day 20.

STARTING: Helder Costa. Picture by Bruce Rollinson.STARTING: Helder Costa. Picture by Bruce Rollinson.
STARTING: Helder Costa. Picture by Bruce Rollinson.

Midfielder Adam Forshaw remains out as he recovers from hip surgery while Pablo Hernandez stays on the bench with the Spaniard having been nursing a hamstring issue.

Stoke boss Michael O'Neill has made one change to his side with Nathan Collins coming in for James Chester who drops to the bench.

Leeds United: Meslier, Ayling, White, Cooper, Dallas, Phillips, Klich, Harrison, Costa, Roberts, Bamford. Subs: Miazek, Douglas, Stevens, Berardi, Shackleton, Alioski, Poveda, Hernandez, Struijk.

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Stoke City: Butland, Smith, Batth, Collins, Martins Indi, Cousins, Campbell, Clucas, Powell, McClean, Vokes. Subs: Davies, Lindsay, Ward, Ince, Chester, Diouf, Gregory, Sorensen, Thompson.

Referee: Darren Bond.

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