Even before they have played this weekend, the last few days are some that anyone associated with Leeds United will never forget.
After West Brom’s defeat at Huddersfield on Friday confirmed the Whites’ promotion to the Premier League, Brentford’s 1-0 loss to Stoke on Saturday ensured that Marcelo Bielsa’s side will return to the top-flight as Champions.
Now Leeds will look to end the weekend in perfect style with a win of their own, as they travel to Pride Park to face Derby County.
While Leeds’ place in the Premier League next season is already certain, the Rams are facing another year in the Championship next campaign, with their play-off hopes already over.
Who will win this afternoon?Leeds
Derby
Draw
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So with nothing riding on this game for either side, Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa has named a side that shows six changes from the one that beat Barnsley 1-0 to move themselves into a promotion-winning position back on Thursday. Those changes see Kiko Casilla, Barry Douglas, Pascal Struijk, Ian Poveda, Jamie Shackleton, Gjanni Alioski and Pablo Hernandez all coming into the side, as Illan Meslier, Liam Cooper, Luke Ayling, Mateusz Klich, Jack Harrison, Helder Costa and Patrick Bamford, with Meslier and Costa out of the squad completely.
📋 #LUFC team news is in!
— Leeds United (@LUFC) July 19, 2020
Taking to Twitter to react to that team news, plenty of Leeds fans were keen to voice their opinion on their side’s starting lineup, with the return of Casilla for the first time since his suspension one notable talking point.
Here, we take a look at what some of those fans had to say.
Glad he’s rotating when the league is wrapped up
— Just_Jay123 🏆 💙💛 (@Jaysproule1) July 19, 2020
I get playing fringe players but feel very uncomfortable to see Casilla back. Don’t think he should wear the shirt again
— PD31 (@PMD31) July 19, 2020
no way did we just drop Klich, that consecutive game record thooo
— 🙂 (@Max_LUFC) July 19, 2020
Mateusz klich run of consecutive starts ended by a hangover 😂😂
— mathew hibbert 💙💛🏆 (@matteohib94) July 19, 2020
Why do we have to ruin it by putting Kiko in? I’m really disappointed.
— Josh Hobbs (@JoshAHobbs) July 19, 2020
Casilla 🙈
— Andy Firth (@AndrewFirth21) July 19, 2020
Bielsa making Derby give our reserves a guard of honour, you love to see it
— Oliver White (@OliWhiteMOT93) July 19, 2020
Not keen on kiko playing. But I’m not bielsa so.
— Emma Holmes (@EmmaSmileHolmes) July 19, 2020
Give them all a run out, fair play!
They all deserve it 👏👏
— Ryan🏆 (@19MrPositive19) July 19, 2020