Noel Whelan wants Kiko Casilla to start for Leeds United today

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Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds United will face Birmingham City today.

Noel Whelan said on The Noel Whelan Show on BBC Radio Leeds on Friday evening (6:41pm, April 5, 2019) that Kiko Casilla will go straight back into the Leeds United starting lineup against Birmingham City this afternoon.

Leeds will return to action in a few hours’ time when they take on Birmingham away from home at St. Andrew’s.

Spanish goalkeeper Casilla is available for the match, with the former Real Madrid man having served a suspension against Millwall at Elland Road in the Championship last weekend.

Bailey Peacock-Farrell was in goal for the Whites against Millwall, but former Leeds striker Whelan wants 32-year-old Spaniard to start between the posts for the visiting team against Birmingham this afternoon.

Whelan said regarding Casilla playing against Birmingham on The Noel Whelan Show on BBC Radio Leeds on Friday evening (6:41pm, April 5, 2019): “Oh, absolutely yeah.”

Straight back in?

Peacock-Farrell is a very good and promising young goalkeeper, but Casilla is better than the 22-year-old Northern Ireland international.

The Spaniard has been the first choice between the posts since his move to Elland Road in the January transfer window, and Leeds head coach Marcelo Bielsa will almost certainly include him in the starting lineup against Birmingham this afternoon.