Stoke City 1 Leeds United 0 recap: Reaction from defeat at bet365 Stadium and penalty miss

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Leeds United make a quick return to Championship action this evening with a Wednesday night clash at Stoke City (kick-off 8pm).

Here, we will bring you all of the pre-match build-up and line-ups followed by match updates and analysis before post-game reaction.

Team news – three big changes

Boss Daniel Farke made three big changes to his Leeds United side for Wednesday night's Championship clash at Stoke City which features a full Whites debut.

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WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN STOKE: As the Potters and Whites do battle at the Bet365 Stadium, above.WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN STOKE: As the Potters and Whites do battle at the Bet365 Stadium, above.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN STOKE: As the Potters and Whites do battle at the Bet365 Stadium, above.

Bulgarian international midfielder summer signing Ilia Gruev comes into the XI for his first Leeds start as Willy Gnonto and Jaidon Anthony also come into Farke's team.

Glen Kamara drops out of the midfield and on to the bench alongside Crysencio Summerville and Dan James who also now sit amongst the substitutes.

Junior Firpo and Stuart Dallas are not yet ready to return following their recoveries from injuries whilst Djed Spence is continuing his rehab from damaging his lateral collateral ligament in training during September.

Farke revealed at Tuesday’s pre-match press conference that Norwegian defender Leo Hjelde was back available after an Achilles issue but Hjelde played for the under-21s last night.

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Potters boss Alex Neil made one change to his Stoke side for whom Jordan Thompson replaces Enda Stevens.

Stoke City: Travers, Pearson, Rose, Burger, Vidigal, Johnson, Thompson, Hoever, Mmaee, McNally, Léris. Subs: Bonham, Gooch, Tchamadeu, Stevens, Laurent, Junho, Hakšabanović, Wesley, Lowe.

Leeds United: Meslier; Gray, Rodon, Struijk, Byram; Ampadu, Gruev; Anthony, Gnonto; Piroe, Rutter. Subs: Darlow, Ayling, Shackleton, Cooper, Kamara, Poveda, Summerville, James, Bamford.

Referee: Paul Tierney.

Stoke City 1 Leeds United 0 recap

Key Events

  • 8pm kick-off at the Bet365 Stadium
  • Three changes for Leeds. Gruev, Gnonto and Anthony all start
  • Kamara, Summerville, James benched

Huge chance Leeds, missed

85: Summerville played in by Bamford in the area, looks sure to score but Hoever blocks

85: Ayling on for Byram, Poveda on for Gruev

80: Header from the corner flies off the bar, Struijk tries to clear but ball hits him at point blank range and into the back of the net

From the corner

79: Cross into the box cleared by Struijk under the post

78: Caught Johnson late

77: All Stoke, all hands to the pump but Leeds clear. Leeds then counter but Rutter fires wide

Terrible penalty sent over the bar, awful

75: Rutter plays in Bamford, fould by Pearson