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Kemar Roofe confirms he’s ready to play for Leeds United against Blackburn Rovers

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Leeds United forward Kemar Roofe is back and ready to feature against Blackburn Rovers.

Leeds United's Kemar Roofe during the Sky Bet Championship match between  City and Leeds United at Liberty Stadium on August 21, 2018 in Swansea, Wales.

Kemar Roofe has confirmed to Leeds United’s official website that he is available to play against Blackburn Rovers.

Roofe has been out with injury recently, in what has been a blow for Leeds.

The Whites forward started the campaign in brilliant form, but he has missed their last six matches.

Roofe played for Leeds’ under-23 side on Friday though, as he got back some much needed match sharpness.

And Roofe has now confirmed that he is ready to play for Marcelo Bielsa’s side against Blackburn Rovers this weekend.

“I’ve trained all week, got the minutes now and hopefully I will be involved in the Blackburn game,” Roofe said.

Kemar Roofe of Leeds and Kevin Long of Burnley in action during the Carabao Cup Third Round match between Burnley and Leeds United at Turf Moor on September 19, 2017 in Burnley, England.

“The atmosphere (on Saturday) will be great, with the amount of fans that we have going it will be like a home game, it will be immense.”

Whether Roofe will come straight back into Leeds’ starting line-up remains to be seen.

Tyler Roberts has led the line well in Roofe’s absence, and he may have done enough to hold on to his place.

If Leeds could beat Blackburn, they could go back to the top of the Championship table.

Kemar Roofe of Leeds United celebrates after scoring the second goal during the Sky Bet Championship between Leeds United and Rotherham United at Elland Road on August 18, 2018 in Leeds,...