Stars return in welcome Leeds United relief v Sheffield United but trio out

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com 
and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565
Visit Shots! now
Leeds United team news is in for Friday night's Championship Yorkshire derby against Sheffield United at Elland Road.

Two stars return in welcome Leeds United relief for tonight's Championship Yorkshire derby against Sheffield United at Elland Road.

Whites boss Daniel Farke revealed at Wednesday's pre-match press conference that wingers Manor Solomon and Dan James had both returned to training after recent hamstring injuries.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

Both players are now back with the matchday squad and both sit on the bench as Farke names an unchanged side. Farke made two changes to his team for the clash at Sunderland in the final game before the October international break for which Joel Piroe and Joe Rothwell came into the side at the expense of Mateo Joseph and the injured Ilia Gruev.

Joseph - who dropped to the bench - has since scored a hat-trick for Spain's under-21s on international duty but stays on the bench. Leeds have had several players away on international duty with Brenden Aaronson and Junior Firpo facing particularly tight turnarounds but both take their place in the XI.

Longer term injuries Ethan Ampadu (knee), Ilia Gruev (knee) and also Max Wober (knee) remain out although Farke has suggested that Wober could return before the November international break.

Leeds United: Meslier; Bogle, Rodon, Struijk, Firpo; Tanaka, Rothwell; Ramazani, Gnonto, Aaronson, Piroe. Subs: Darlow, Byram, Schmidt, Debayo, Crew, Solomon, James, Joseph, Bamford.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

Sheffield United: Cooper, Shackleton, Ahmedhodzic, Souttar, Norrington-Davies, Burrows, Hamer, Souza, Arblaster, O’Hare, Moore. Subs: Davies, Gilchrist, McCallum, Brewster, Rak-Sakyi, Robinson, Campbell, Brooks, Peck.

Referee: Lewis Smith.

Comment Guidelines

National World encourages reader discussion on our stories. User feedback, insights and back-and-forth exchanges add a rich layer of context to reporting. Please review our Community Guidelines before commenting.

Leeds news you can trust since 1890
Follow us
©National World Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.Cookie SettingsTerms and ConditionsPrivacy notice