Important Leeds injury update given
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Leeds travel to Sheffield Wednesday tomorrow and Marcelo Bielsa has already said he won’t be changing his side from last weekend.
Partly out of loyalty and given his players the chance to redeem themselves, certainly, but also probably because we’ve still got a few injuries to contend with.
Indeed, yesterday afternoon it was revealed that Izzy Brown and Patrick Bamford remain a long way off whilst others are closer to a return but not ready for tomorrow.
As per Phil Hay, this is the latest:
Injury latest: Bamford and Brown won't be ready "for a long time". Roofe is close – "not immediately but close". Berardi and Hernandez also close, but not as close as Roofe. Shauughnessy will be a bit longer. So none available for Friday's game. #lufc
— Phil Hay (@PhilHay_) September 26, 2018
Roofe is obviously the nearest one to a return and there was talk earlier this week that he might well come back into the side tomorrow.
He obviously isn’t quite ready, though, and so it’s for the best he isn’t risked as a starter at least given how important he could prove to be this year.
Let’s see, then, if we can bounce back from last weekend with a big win.