Four Leeds United players could miss the contest in the worst case sceanrio, barring any other late issues to teammates
Leeds United will have to cope without the in-form Noah Okafor for the next two games with the winger suffering a calf setback, ruling him out of Monday’s trip to Tottenham Hotspur.
Okafor has scored six goals in his last seven Premier League appearances, two of which came in that historic win at Manchester United in April. The 25-year-old has suffered several muscle injuries this season, including a hamstring issue that ruled him out for five games between February and March.
And now, the attacker has sustained a right calf issue, which is the other the calf to that which flared up following the FA Cup semi-final defeat to Chelsea. Assistant coach Edmund Riemer, standing in for the unwell Daniel Farke in the pre-match press conference, gave the outlook on Okafor.
He explained: “We’ve got another one with Noah who picked up a calf strain so will miss the next two games. We’re hopeful he’ll be available for the last game.
“He sustained it after the FA Cup game, in the right calf. In the Burnley game he pulled the left calf. He’ll likely be out the next two games.”
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It means Okafor has played his last game at Elland Road this season, with United set to close out their home campaign against Brighton & Hove Albion a week on Sunday. He could be back for when Leeds travel to West Ham United on the final day.
Gabriel Gudmundsson is another absentee for Monday, the left-back still nursing the hamstring injury he sustained in the FA Cup semi-final. He was expected to miss two games, the 3-1 win over Burnley being the first.
Gudmundsson is due back for the final home clash against Brighton. Ilia Gruev is meanwhile out for the season with a knee injury.
Pascal Struijk is a minor doubt for the clash with Spurs having missed training with a hip problem, although he is expected to be ready in time for kick-off. Farke himself is due to back for the game.