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Just two Leeds United stars remain from last XI to face Charlton

Stuart Dallas of Leeds United and Liam Cooper celebrate with teammates and towards the Leeds United fans after Eddie Nketiah scores a goal to make ...
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Leeds take on Charlton this weekend or the first time since 2016.

Stuart Dallas of Leeds United and Liam Cooper celebrate with teammates and towards the Leeds United fans after Eddie Nketiah scores a goal to make it 0-1 during the Sky Bet Championship...

Leeds United face Charlton Athletic this weekend hoping to keep up their impressive start to the season.

It is the first time Leeds have faced the Addicks since 2016, and it was a game they lost 2-1.

Steve Evans was Leeds manager at the time, overseeing an April home defeat at Elland Road to a team which suffered relegation a month later.

Just two Leeds players from the starting line-up that day are available for selection this weekend. They are Liam Cooper and Stuart Dallas.

Here is a look at the team which lost the game: Marco Silvestri, Sol Bamba, Liam Cooper, Lewie Coyle, Charlie Taylor, Liam Bridcutt, Luke Murphy, Jordan Botaka, Lewis Cook, Stuart Dallas and Chris Wood.

Bamba scored Leeds’ goal, which was a 71st minute consolation.

Current star man Kalvin Phillips was an unused substitute for Leeds, with Steve Evans electing to bring on Mirco Antenucci, Alex Mowatt and Toumani Diagouraga.

Lee Erwin and Scott Wootton were also on the Leeds bench.

Leeds’ team is far better now and that is why the Whites sit top of the table heading into the fixture. They are not perfect, but supporters just need to look back at that XI to see how far they have progressed.

Steve Evans manager of Leeds United reacts during the Sky Bet Championship match between Leeds United and Blackburn Rovers on October 29, 2015 in Leeds, United Kingdom.