Leeds face Brentford at Elland Road on Saturday afternoon.
Leeds United manager Paul Heckingbottom will have plenty of decisions to make to his starting line-up this weekend after his side earned a decent 2-2 draw away at third-placed Derby County on Wednesday night.
There were plenty of positives to take from the result as Pierre-Michel Lasogga and Ezgjan Alioski found the back of the net for the Yorkshire giants in a pulsating game that saw Leeds come within seconds of earning three points.
Pablo Hernandez suffered an injured groin just before he was taken off in the 77th minute, and he is now a huge doubt for Leeds’ clash against Brentford on Saturday afternoon at Elland Road.
Heckingbottom will also have to make decisions on whether to play under-fire duo Laurens De Bock and Felix Wiedwald, with both shouldering some of the blame for the goals at Pride Park.
Leeds will obviously be without long-term absentees Luke Ayling and Tyler Roberts, as they look to exact revenge on Dean Smith’s side who beat the Whites 3-1 at Griffin Park earlier in the season.
Alioski scored against Leeds then, and he should come back into the side after scoring on Wednesday night in place of the injured Hernandez. Samu Saiz should also start in attack, after coming off the bench to provide Alioski’s assist.
He returns from a six-game ban which he picked up for spitting, but Heckingbottom is likely to keep faith with German goalkeeper Wiedwald. But 25-year-old De Bock’s performance cannot be ignored, and he should be replaced by Vurnon Anita.
We expect Leeds to make three changes to their side, with Anita, Saiz and Alioski coming in for De Bock, Hernandez and Kemar Roofe.
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