TEAM NEWS: Brentford v Leeds United - Marcelo Bielsa opts for just one change; Pontus Jansson absent for the Bees

KALVIN PHILLIPS returns from suspension to replace Gjanni Alioski for the only change to the Leeds United side for Tuesday night's Championship clash at Brentford.
Leeds United head coach Marcelo Bielsa. Picture by Bruce Rollinson.Leeds United head coach Marcelo Bielsa. Picture by Bruce Rollinson.
Leeds United head coach Marcelo Bielsa. Picture by Bruce Rollinson.

Phillips has completed a three-match ban handed to the midfielder for his straight-red card picked up in last month's 1-0 loss at Queens Park Rangers.

The 24-year-old now comes straight back into the side with Alioski dropping to the bench and in effect taking the place of the injured Tyler Roberts meaning Stuart Dallas is likely to move to left back.

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There is one change other change on the Whites bench with Barry Douglas returning from injury to replace Pascal Struijk and sit alongside new striker signing Jean-Kevin Augustin who is again among the substitutes as Patrick Bamford again starts in the lone striker role.

Jamie Shackleton also has to make do with a place on the bench while Whites head coach Marcelo Bielsa keeps the faith with Kiko Casilla in goal with Ilan Meslier again on the bench.

Roberts misses out and drops off the bench having suffered a knock to his calf in Saturday's 2-0 loss at Nottingham Forest while Adam Forshaw remains absent with a hip problem.

January recruit Ian Poveda also again fails to make the Whites bench despite featuring for United's under-23s on Monday.

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Former Whites defender Pontus Jansson has failed to make the Brentford 18 after his recent hip injury with Bees boss Thomas Frank naming an unchanged team and bench.

Brentford: Raya; Dalsgaard, Jeanvier, Pinnock, Henry; Norgaard, Jensen, Dasilva; Mbeumo, Benrahma, Watkins Subs: Daniels, Valencia, Marcondes, Fosu, Baptiste, Racic, Roerslev

Leeds United: Casilla, Ayling, White, Cooper, Dallas, Phillips, Klich, Harrison, Costa, Hernandez, Bamford. Subs: Meslier, Douglas, Alioski, Berardi, Stevens, Shackleton, Augustin.