Jesse Marsch has made six changes to his Leeds United starting XI to take on Fulham this afternoon at Elland Road. The Whites are in desperate need of a win after going seven games without success and the head coach has rolled the dice with his team selection.
Perhaps the biggest surprise comes in the midfield with Sam Greenwood making his first league start of the season, in place of Tyler Adams, who misses out completely. It’s not clear whether Adams has picked up an injury at this stage.
Luke Ayling starts at right-back for the first time since his red card at Arsenal last season, while Liam Cooper and Pascal Struijk come into the defensive line. It means Diego Llorente, Rasmus Kristensen and Junior Firpo all drop to the bench.
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Rodrigo replaces Patrick Bamford up front and the Spain international will be keen to rediscover the goalscoring form he showed earlier in the season. Jack Harrison is the other change to come, with the winger stepping onto the flank once more.
Bamford is on the bench, along with Crysencio Summerville, who made his full debut for the club on Thursday night. Darko Gyabi is also on the bench after playing 45 minutes for the U21s on Saturday morning.
Leeds: Illan Meslier; Luke Ayling, Robin Koch, Liam Cooper, Pascal Struijk; Sam Greenwood, Marc Roca; Jack Harrison, Brenden Aaronson, Luis Sinisterra; Rodrigo.
Bench: Joel Robles, Rasmus Kristensen, Patrick Bamford, Junior Firpo, Crysencio Summerville, Diego Llorente, Darko Gyabi, Joe Gelhardt, Mateusz Klich
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