Leeds United head coach Jesse Marsch has confirmed his starting XI to face Leicester City tonight, making an eyebrow-raising four changes to the side that narrowly lost 1-0 to Arsenal at the weekend.
Marsch confirmed in yesterday's pre-match press conference that Junior Firpo would replace Pascal Struijk after the Dutchman picked up a minor injury, while Patrick Bamford replaces Rodrigo up front.
More surprising is the inclusion of Diego Llorente and Crysencio Summerville in the starting line-up, as skipper Liam Cooper and Jack Harrison drop to the bench. The Dutch winger makes his first Premier League start tonight.
Illan Meslier continues in goal, in front of a back-four of Rasmus Kristensen, Robin Koch, Llorente and Firpo, who makes his first start of the campaign.
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Tyler Adams and Marc Roca will again start in the centre of midfield, with Brenden Aaronson, Luis Sinisterra and Summerville in the attacking roles behind the returning Bamford, who is looking for his first goal of another campaign that has so far been disrupted by injury.
The likes of Adam Forshaw, Archie Gray, Leo Hjelde and Stuart Dallas all remain sidelined through injury, while Cooper, Harrison and Rodrigo all drop to the sub's bench.
Leeds take on a Leicester City side who have won just once this season and sit rock-bottom of the Premier League table. Leeds, who are looking to snap a six-game winless run, could go as high as 12th in the table tonight with a win.
Leicester City XI: Ward, Castagne, Amartey, Faes, Justin, Soumare, Tielemans, Dewsbury-Hall, Praet, Barnes, Vardy
Subs: Iversen, Wormleighton, Vestergaard, Thomas, Mendy, Braybrooke, Perez, Iheanacho, Daka
Leeds United XI: Meslier, Kristenson, Koch, Llorente, Firpo, Adams, Roca, Aaronson, Summerville, Sinisterra, Bamford
Subs: Klaesson, Ayling, Cooper, Harrison, Rodrigo, Gnonto, Gelhardt, Greenwood, Klich
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