Marcelo Bielsa says Barry Douglas will play for Leeds against Wigan

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Leeds United will face Wigan Athletic in the Championship this weekend.

Leeds United head coach Marcelo Bielsa has told Leeds Live that Barry Douglas will play against Wigan Athletic this weekend.

The West Yorkshire outfit will take on Wigan away from home at the DW Stadium in the Championship on Sunday afternoon.

Douglas, who joined Leeds from Wolverhampton Wanderers in the summer transfer window for a fee reported by Sky Sports to be worth £3 million, has been on the sidelines with a hamstring injury.

Leeds head coach Bielsa has said that the 29-year-old left-back will play against Wigan.

Bielsa told Leeds Live when asked if Douglas will play: “Yes”.

Big boost

Leeds have done relatively well in the absence of Douglas, but the left-back position has been an issue without the former Wolves star.

Douglas is one of the best left-backs in the Championship, and the 29-year-old’s return to the tea is certainly going to enhance Leeds’s chances of winning against Wigan.

The former Wolves star has made 11 appearances in the Championship for Leeds so far this season, providing three assists in the process, according to WhoScored.