A look at the possibilities open to Leeds United boss Daniel Farke for today’s visit of Watford to Elland Road.
Daniel Farke oversees his third Leeds United match in less than a week this afternoon as Watford travel up the M1 in a Saturday 3pm kick-off. A win at Millwall on Sunday and a draw at Hull City on Wednesday evening have seen Leeds pick up four points from their last two fixtures, but a three-point haul against the Hornets would make it a very positive week for the club.
This hectic schedule saw Farke make two changes against the Tigers and the Leeds boss will be forced into at least one change for the visit of Valerien Ismael’s side this afternoon. Tottenham loanee Joe Rodon will be forced to watch this one from the sidelines after his red card midweek, opening the door for either skipper Liam Cooper, who came on at the MKM Stadium to make his return from injury, or Charlie Cresswell.
Wilfried Gnonto, on the other hand, will be out for a while, with Daniel Farke stating that the teenager injured his lateral ankle ligament when he was forced off against Hull, with an assessment to determine how long the Italian international will be out.
Saturday’s game comes too soon for Patrick Bamford, who has been back in training for a full week, with Farke hoping that the England international will be able to return next weekend. Stuart Dallas has also returned to training, but his comeback to the group is still some weeks away. Junior Firpo and Djed Spence are the Whites’ other two players in the locker room.
Meslier, Ayling, Ampadu, Cresswell, Cooper, Piroe, Kamara, Summerville, Anthony, Klaesson, Shackleton, James, Struijk, Gray, Rutter, Byram, Poveda, Darlow, Gelhardt, Hjelde, Gruev, Joseph are among the Leeds United players available for Watford.
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