Leeds United host Arsenal in the Premier League at Elland Road this weekend. We take a look at the latest team news, predicted line-ups and key information surrounding the fixture.
The Whites welcome league leaders Arsenal to Elland Road this Sunday in what will be a tough test for Jesse Marsch’s squad. The Gunners have only lost one game this season, against Manchester United and they will be looking to keep up the pace at the top of the table. In contrast, Leeds go into the game with no wins in 5 and only 2 points from 15, Their last win coming against Chelsea at Elland Road at the end of August.
Leeds will welcome back Luis Sinisterra following his one-match ban for the red card he received against Aston Villa and the Colombian may take the place of Jack Harrison who did very little out wide against Crystal Palace. Marsch is hopeful that left-back Juinor Firpo will overcome a knock to make himself available. Archie Gray is progressing well in his recovery from an ankle problem, but Stuart Dallas, Leo Hjelde and Adam Forshaw remain out of contention. Patrick Bamford suffered a frustrating afternoon last weekend but is still in contention to start against the Gunners.
Arsenal’s injury list has not changed much over the past couple of weeks, Emile Smith-Rowe and Mohamed Elneny are both absent for the long term, and Oleksandr Zinchenko remains a doubt with a calf problem. Gabriel Jesus was rested for Thursday’s Europa League tie but should be back to lead the line over Eddie Nketiah. Takehiro Tomiyasu could earn back-to-back starts in favour of Kieran Tierney.
Possible line-ups:
Leeds United
Meslier, Kristensen, Koch, Cooper, Struijk, Adams, Roca, Aaronson, Rodrigo, Sinisterra, Bamford.
Arsenal
Ramsdale, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Tomiyasu, Xhaka, Partey, Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli, Jesus.
Referee: Chris Kavanagh. Assistants: Dan Cook, Dan Robathan. Fourth Official: Michael Oliver. VAR: Paul Tierney. Assistant VAR: Wade Smith.
Kick-off: 2 pm Venue: Elland Road.
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