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Predicted Leeds side to play Forest: Alioski and Saiz should start

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This is how we predict Leeds United will line up for their clash with Nottingham Forest:

Apoel FC's head coach Thomas Christiansen attend a training session in Copenhagen on August 15, 2016 on the eve of the Champions League play off football match against FC Copenhagen.

Leeds United continue their Championship campaign with an away match against Nottingham Forest this weekend.

The Whites have been in fine form since Thomas Christiansen took charge, undefeated in the league and progressing to the third round of the EFL Cup with ease, scoring nine goals in the process.

Kemar Roofe of Leeds is tackled by Julien De Sart of Derby during the Sky Bet Championship match between Leeds United and Derby County at Elland Road on January 13, 2017 in Leeds, England.

Roofe should start after his heroics last time out

That said, they will not be taking Forest for granted on Saturday evening, with their hosts one point and one place above them in the table as things stand.

Leeds have a big squad to choose from this season and are likely to make wholesale changes from the team that dispatched Newport County 5-1 earlier this week.

From that side, only Luke Ayling, Vurnon Anita, Stuart Dallas and hat-trick hero Kemar Roofe are likely to retain their places, with the likes of Pontus Jansson, Eunan O’Kane, Kalvin Phillips and Samu Saiz all returning to the starting XI.

Leeds will know it is matches like this that will define their season, with the Championship notoriously difficult to escape from, and if they can overcome fellow high-fliers Forest it will send a statement of intent directly before the international break.

With that in mind here is how we expect Leeds to line up against Forest this weekend:

Predicted Leeds side to play Forest