Leeds United ramp up their 2026/27 Premier League preparations this evening as they take on rivals Manchester United in the BOYLE Sports Cup, hosted in Dublin.

Ahead of the clash, which is the first club football match ever held at the iconic Croke Park, Daniel Farke has named his starting XI, handing new recruit James Trafford his first start for the club.

The England international starts in between the sticks, anchored by a back four of Sebastiaan Bornauw, Jaka Bijol, who has the armband, Tarik Muharemovic and Jayden Bogle.

Manning the midfield are Rhys Chadwick, Sean Longstaff and Ao Tanaka. Ahead of them are Brenden Aaronson and Daniel James, with Lukas Nmecha leading the line.

The bench is made up of Alex Cairns, Rory Mahady, Ethan Ampadu, Joe Rodon, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Joël Piroe, Harry Wilson, Anton Stach, Noah Okafor, James Justin, Wilfried Gnonto, Alfie Cresswell and Callum Mills.

Action from Croke Park gets underway at 7.30pm.

The game is available to watch live on LUTV for £5, with the broadcast available worldwide (excluding the Republic of Ireland).

Starting XI: Trafford (GK), Bogle, Muharemovic, James, Longstaff, Nmecha, Bijol (C), Tanaka, Bornauw, Chadwick.

Subs: Cairns, Mahady, Ampadu, Rodon, Calvert-Lewin, Piroe, Wilson, Stach, Okafor, Justin, Gnonto, Cresswell, Mills.