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Confirmed: Bamford starts as Jesse Marsch names Leeds United team v Norwich City

Photo by LINDSEY PARNABY/AFP via Getty Images
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Leeds United starting XI: Meslier; Ayling, Llorente, Struijk, Dallas; Forshaw, Klich; Raphinha, James; Rodrigo, Bamford.

Leeds United substitutes: Klaesson, Cresswell, Shackleton, Koch, Bate, Harrison, Summerville, Greenwood, Gelhardt.

Norwich City starting XI: Krul; Aarons, Gibson, Kabak, Williams; Lees-Melou, Rupp; Sargent, McLean, Rashica; Pukki.

Norwich City substitutes: Gunn, Gilmour, Dowell, Sorensen, Normann, Placheta, Giannoulis, Tomkinson, Rowe.

Leeds United go with Illan Meslier in goal this afternoon as they host Norwich City in the Premier League.

Stuart Dallas starts at left back with Junior Firpo unavailable. Diego Llorente and Pascal Struijk are the centre backs and Luke Ayling isa t right back.

Adam Forshaw and Mateusz Klich are in midfield, with Raphinha and Daniel James featuring out wide.

The big news surrounds Patrick Bamford, who spearheads the Leeds attack alongside Rodrigo.

Robin Koch is only on the bench, joining Kristoffer Klaesson, Charlie Cresswell, Jamie Shackleton, Lewis Bate, Jack Harrison, Crysencio Summerville, Sam Greenwood and Joe Gelhardt.

Norwich have Tim Krul between the sticks, operating behind a back four of Max Aarons, Ben Gibson, Ozan Kabak and Brandon Williams.

Pierre Lees-Melou and Lukas Rupp feature in midfield, with Kenny McLean in a more advanced role.

Josh Sargent and Milot Rashica flank Teemu Pukki in the Norwich attack today.

Billy Gilmour is on the Norwich bench today, joining Angus Gunn, Kieran Dowell, Jacob Sorensen, Mathias Normann, Przemyslaw Placheta, Dimitris Giannoulis, Jonathan Tomkinson and Jonathan Rowe.