Leeds United face Aston Villa on Thursday evening in what could be described as a must-win game for the Whites.
The Jesse Marsch era didn’t get off to the best of starts over the weekend as Leeds lost 1-0 to Leicester City, but the American will be hoping for a better result in his first home game.
The Whites come into this one in dreadful form, while Villa are coming off the back of an incredibly impressive win against Southampton, so in order to get a win here, the manager will have to get his team selection spot on.
With that in mind, we’ve had a go at predicting Leeds’ starting XI for this one.
There’s only two change in personnel here, but there are five position changes to run through.
The return of Diego Llorente and Adam Forshaw – who is reportedly feeling better than ever, sees Stuart Dallas move back to midfield, Robin Koch move back to the defence and Luke Ayling head back to right-back.
Junior Firpo starts at left-back, while there are a couple of other switches further forward.
The 4-2-2-2 formation is once again utilised here, with Jack Harrison and Raphinha playing in the roles behind the strikers – Rodrigo and Dan James.
Marsch has already confirmed that Patrick Bamford will come of the bench in this game, so keep an eye out for the England international here.
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