There will be a few familiar faces to Leeds United when Tottenham Hotspur come to town at 12.30pm on Saturday.
Not only are Archie Gray and Djed Spence former players but this will be the sixth time Daniel Farke comes up against Thomas Frank. In five battles, Farke has not lost one, with three wins to show from his days at Norwich City when Frank was Brentford boss.
Those in the Elland Road away end this Saturday will remember Joe Rodon, who spent four years at the club yet only made 15 Premier League appearances. He is due to line up against Spurs for the first time since being sold by them upon his permanent switch to Leeds in 2023.
The back line looks due to stay the same for the contest with Spurs as it was against Bournemouth, with Jayden Bogle at right-back, Pascal Struijk alongside Rodon and Gabriel Gudmundsson on the left.
With Lucas Perri back in team training but not ready to play just yet, Karl Darlow will keep his place in goal. Last week’s midfield three have performed well as a trio and Sean Longstaff and Anton Stach look set to keep their place alongside Ethan Ampadu.
The big injury news this week is that Daniel James is due to be out of action for between four and six weeks after suffering an ankle injury in training. With Wilfried Gnonto still out, Brenden Aaronson is poised to make another start of the right flank.
Noah Okafor and Dominic Calvert-Lewin have impressed in recent outings and are set to retain their place as the number one picks. We could therefore see an unchanged side upon another full week’s rest.
Predicted XI: Darlow; Bogle, Rodon, Struijk, Gudmundsson; Stach, Ampadu, Longstaff; Aaronson, Calvert-Lewin, Okafor.
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