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Team news: Bamford and McKennie start

Starting XI announced at Elland Road.

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Leeds United take on Nottingham Forest in the Premier League this evening back on home turf.

Javi Gracia has made a two changes to the starting line-up, as we see Weston McKennie and Patrick Bamford return to the XI, replacing Rasmus Kristensen and Crysencio Summerville.

Illan Meslier is once again in goal for Leeds, with captain Luke Ayling joined by Robin Koch, Pascal Struijk, and Junior Firpo in our backline.

McKennie links up with Marc Roca in our midfield, whilst Jack Harrison, Brenden Aaronson and Luis Sinisterra feature alongside Bamford in our attacking positions.

Willy Gnonto has made it back into the squad tonight and is joined on the substitutes bench by Liam Cooper, Rodrigo, Crysencio Summerville, Georginio Rutter, Rasmus Kristensen, Sam Greenwood, and Darko Gyabi.

Tyler Adams, Max Wober, Adam Forshaw, and Stuart Dallas remain out of the side through injury.

Tonight’s match will kick-off at 7.45pm, and for those not in attendance at Elland Road, you can follow the live Leeds United blog online here.

Starting XI: Meslier (GK), Ayling (C), Firpo, Koch, Aaronson, Roca, Bamford, Harrison, Struijk, Sinisterra, McKennie.

Substitutes: Robles (GK), Cooper, Summerville, Gyabi, Rodrigo, Rutter, Kristensen, Gnonto, Greenwood.

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