AliousLeeds United will be without the services of Dan James, Pascal Struijk, and Stuart Dallas for the visit of Southampton, while Connor Roberts and Patrick Bamford are doubtful. If declared fit, Roberts and Bamford are unlikely to start, meaning Daniel Farke is expected to field a similar lineup to the one that faced Queens Park Rangers last Friday.
Farke acknowledged that Leeds embarrassed themselves in the QPR match, effectively dashing their hopes of securing automatic promotion to the Premier League through the top two positions.
However, the manager insists this week’s training has been positive, giving him cautious optimism about securing a result against fellow promotion contenders Southampton in the playoffs.
The build-up, team news, lineups, match coverage, and analysis will be provided throughout the afternoon. The kick-off is scheduled for 12:30 pm, so stay tuned.
In his program notes, Farke stated, “Strange things can happen in football, and you can never predict anything. Today, we have an outside chance of automatic promotion if we can secure three points. If not, we have another opportunity to achieve this goal in the playoffs. Your support throughout the campaign has been amazing, and we need you now more than ever to get behind the lads.”
Early team news indicates that Patrick Bamford (knee) and Connor Roberts (muscular) are doubts, while Dan James (abdominal), Pascal Struijk (groin), Stuart Dallas (leg), Gavin Bazunu (ankle), and Stuart Armstrong (quad) are all ruled out.
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