TEAM NEWS - Leeds United v Millwall: Jean-Kevin Augustin with squad; Ian Poveda makes bench and Gjanni Alioski starting for only change

NEW recruit Ian Poveda makes the Leeds United bench for Tuesday night's Championship hosting of Millwall with striker Jean-Kevin Augustin with the squad but not involved.
BENCH: For Ian Poveda. Picture by Bruce Rollinson.BENCH: For Ian Poveda. Picture by Bruce Rollinson.
BENCH: For Ian Poveda. Picture by Bruce Rollinson.

Striker Augustin took to the Elland Road pitch to check out his new surroundings with his team-mates but Whites head coach Marcelo Bielsa has stuck to his word with Augustin not involved after only signing on Monday.

Poveda, though, is among the substitutes after joining the club on Friday and Gjanni Alioski replaces the suspended Kalvin Phillips for the only change to the Whites side.

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Phillips serves the first game of an automatic three-match ban handed to the midfielder for the straight red card picked up in the 1-0 loss at Queens Park Rangers.

Ben White moves from centre-back into the holding midfield role but it is Alioski who comes into the side and not Gaetano Berardi who again misses out altogether having suffered a recent knock.

Tyler Roberts also returns to the Whites bench after a recent hamstring issue but Barry Douglas who had been suffering from a side injury is missing along with Adam Forshaw (hip).

Millwall boss Gary Rowett has made six changes to the side beaten 2-0 by Sheffield United in the FA Cup at the weekend.

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Mahlon Romeo, Shaun Hutchinson, Ryan Woods, Jed Wallace, Tom Bradshaw and Jon Dadi Bodvarsson all come into the XI with Billy Mitchell, Shane Ferguson, Connor Mahoney, Aiden O'Brien and Matt Smith dropping to the bench and James Brown out of the 18.

The Lions have lost just one of their last 13 in the league.

Leeds United: Casilla, Ayling, White, Cooper, Dallas, Alioski, Klich, Harrison, Costa, Hernandez, Bamford. Subs: Meslier, Struijk, Casey, Shackleton, Poveda, Stevens, Roberts.

Millwall: Bialkowski; Romeo, Hutchinson, Pearce, Cooper, M Wallace; Woods, Molumby; J Wallace, Bradshaw, Bodvarsson. Subs: Sandford, Ferguson, Mitchell, Skalak, Mahoney, O'Brien, Smith.

Referee: Darren England.