Leeds United have announced their under-23 squad for the final Premier League 2 match of the season. Arsenal host the Whites tonight in their last push to put daylight between themselves and the drop zone.
Andrew Taylor has made five changes to the side which started last Friday at Elland Road. Dani van den Heuvel, Jamie Shackleton, Jeremiah Mullen, Leo Hjelde and Stuart McKinstry all come into the side.
Kristoffer Klaesson, Harvey Sutcliffe, Liam McCarron, Charlie Cresswell and Crysencio Summerville all make way. Sutcliffe drops to the bench while the other four leave the squad altogether.
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Ultimately, Leeds are left looking at other results for the favour they need to stay up. First and foremost, a win tonight improves their chances drastically.
Everton, 11th, visit champions Manchester City and should they lose while Leeds, 12th, take all three points in the capital, the Whites will be safe. The Toffees need to lose and Leeds need to win to avoid everything resting on Chelsea.
The Blues are 13th and currently in the drop zone, but they have two matches still to play with only one point to currently make up on Leeds. If United can join Everton on 29 points, their goal difference will take them above the Toffees and therefore Chelsea can only drag the Goodison Park outfit into the bottom two.
Under-23s: van den Heuvel; Shackleton, Kenneh, Mullen, Hjelde; Jenkins (c), Bate; McGurk, Gray, McKinstry; Joseph. Subs: Ombang, Sutcliffe, Ferguson, Miller, Allen.
