Jesse Marsch has a couple of injury doubts heading into Leeds United's clash against Chelsea at Elland Road on Sunday. It's entirely plausible that Marsch could name more or less the same squad that travelled to Southampton last week, but much of that will depend on the decisions made on Patrick Bamford and club captain Liam Cooper.
Both players are doubts for the game against Thomas Tuchel's side, and Leeds are set to make a decision on Saturday as to whether they will be involved. Marsch has said that it's important not to 'risk' Bamford, who was forced off in the draw with Southampton. Both the striker and Cooper have been involved in some elements of training this week, but the defender hasn't been named in a squad all season.
If Bamford does drop out of the squad, then it's likely he will perform a straight swap with Joe Gelhardt, who missed the draw against Southampton. Marsch has confirmed that Gelhardt is fit and available for Sunday's game. Gelhardt will come back into the squad no matter Bamford's situation, and Sam Greenwood, Crysencio Summerville or Leo Hjelde could drop out of the squad to free up space for the 20-year-old striker.
Expected full Leeds United squad: Illan Meslier, Kristoffer Klaesson, Rasmus Kristensen, Cody Drameh, Robin Koch, Diego Llorente, Leo Hjelde, Pascal Struijk, Adam Forshaw, Mateusz Klich, Tyler Adams, Marc Roca, Brenden Aaronson, Jack Harrison, Daniel James, Luis Sinisterra, Sam Greenwood, Rodrigo Moreno, Joe Gelhardt, Patrick Bamford.
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