Leeds United are back in action on Friday night, facing playoff contenders West brom away from home as they look to bounce back from defeat to Preston North End. The Whites lost a point in the automatic promotion race and dropped to fourth place after coming off second best at Deepdale.
Attention now turns to a trip to the West Midlands, where Leeds will face a good-looking West Brom side who are currently in fifth place, just six points behind the Whites. As the Hawthorns clash approaches, we have rounded up all the latest injury news surrounding both clubs. Take a look below.
![Dallas is still working back from his long-term leg injury.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/12/27/9/08/GettyImages-1393669391.jpg.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
7. Stuart Dallas - Out
Dallas is still working back from his long-term leg injury. | Getty Images
![Ayling is expected to return in January from his knee injury. Farke has said: "All the others will be a bit difficult because Luke (Ayling) is struggling with knee problems at the moment so I am not sure he will make it."](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/12/27/9/38/GettyImages-1693533611.jpg.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
8. Luke Ayling - Out
Ayling is expected to return in January from his knee injury. Farke has said: "All the others will be a bit difficult because Luke (Ayling) is struggling with knee problems at the moment so I am not sure he will make it." | Getty Images
![Gelhardt is a doubt having struggled with a hip injury of late.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/12/27/9/42/GettyImages-1634886304.jpg.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
9. Joe Gelhardt - Doubt
Gelhardt is a doubt having struggled with a hip injury of late. | Getty Images
![Meslier will miss out after getting a red card against Preston.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/12/27/9/56/GettyImages-1884735954.jpg.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
10. Illan Meslier - Out (Suspended)
Meslier will miss out after getting a red card against Preston. | Getty Images
![Farke has said: "Yes, I think first of all we had Sam Byram back with us today, he just trained with us yesterday and I just had him on the team sheet for 10 or 15 minutes. He will have two more days training and is then fully available for this game."](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/12/29/9/06/GettyImages-1821257662.jpg.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
11. Sam Byram - Fit
Farke has said: "Yes, I think first of all we had Sam Byram back with us today, he just trained with us yesterday and I just had him on the team sheet for 10 or 15 minutes. He will have two more days training and is then fully available for this game." | Getty Images