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Confirmed Leeds United v Crystal Palace lineups: Klich starts, Gelhardt on the bench

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Leeds United starting XI: Meslier; Ayling, Struijk, Cooper, Alioski; Phillips, Dallas, Klich; Raphinha, Harrison, Bamford.

Leeds United substitutes: Casilla, Cresswell, Davis, Shackleton, Jenkins, Huggins, Costa, Roberts, Gelhardt.

Crystal Palace starting XI: Guaita; Clyne, Cahill, Dann, Mitchell; Milivojevic, Riedewald; Ayew, Eze, Van Aanholt; Mateta.

Crystal Palace substitutes: Butland, Kelly, Kouyate, Townsend, Benteke, Batshuayi.

Leeds United have Illan Meslier in goal, behind a back four of Luke Ayling, Pascal Struijk, Liam Cooper and Ezgjan Alioski.

Kalvin Phillips operates in front of the back four, with support coming from Stuart Dallas and Mateusz Klich in midfield.

Raphinha and Jack Harrison start out wide as usual, with Patrick Bamford leading the line in the Leeds attack.

Joe Gelhardt scored twice for Leeds’ Under-23’s on Sunday and is rewarded with a place on the bench, joining Kiko Casilla, Charlie Cresswell, Leif Davis, Jamie Shackleton, Jack Jenkins, Niall Huggins, Helder Costa and Tyler Roberts.

Palace go with Vicente Guaita in goal, with a back four ahead of him in Nathaniel Clyne, Gary Cahill, Scott Dann and Tyrick Mitchell.

Luka Milivojevic partners Jairo Riedewald in midfield, with Patrick van Aanholt and Jordan Ayew seemingly deployed as wingers tonight.

Eberechi Eze will then play as a number 10 with Jean-Philippe Mateta up top following his January move from Mainz.

Wilfried Zaha misses out, and Palace are only able to name six substitutes tonight; Jack Butland, Martin Kelly, Cheikhou Kouyate, Andros Townsend, Christian Benteke and Michy Batshuayi.