Leeds United goalkeeper Bailey Peacock-Farrell will miss the match against Bristol City at Elland Road in the Championship this afternoon.
Ahead of the Championship match against Bristol City at Elland Road on Saturday afternoon, Leeds United head coach Marcelo Bielsa made some interesting comments about Bailey Peacock-Farrell.
As quoted in The Yorkshire Evening Post, Bielsa said that he was going to drop Peacock-Farrell for the match against City regardless of his current injury.
The Leeds head coach was going to start Jamal Blackman on Saturday afternoon, but the 25-year-old goalkeeper suffered a long-term injury and is back at Chelsea from his loan spell at Elland Road.
Peacock-Farrell is injured as well, and the 22-year-old Northern Ireland international goalkeeper will miss the match against City.
The youngster is the first-choice goalkeeper at the moment, but the 22-year-old has made mistakes from time to time this season.
Former Leeds striker Noel Whelan has given his take on Bielsa’s comments about Peacock-Farrell.
Whelan said on The Noel Whelan Show on BBC Radio Leeds on Friday evening (6:11pm, November 23, 2018): “He has left that little bit in Bailey Peacock-Farrell’s ear now, hasn’t he?”
“You can’t worry about (it),” added Whelan. “He is a young man. He is an international goalkeeper, let’s not forget.”
Leeds are fourth in the Championship table at the moment with 30 points from 17 matches, just three points behind leaders Norwich City.
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