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Team news: Four changes made for Arsenal clash

Starting XI announced at Elland Road.

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Marcelo Bielsa has had to make four changes to our starting line-up this evening as we take on Arsenal at Elland Road.

After picking up injuries midweek, Dan James and Jamie Shackleton miss out today along with Junior Firpo and Diego Llorente. Replacing the quartet are Joe Gelhardt, Mateusz Klich, Cody Drameh and Robin Koch features after a long spell out through injury.

Illan Meslier starts in net, with a backline made up of captain Luke Ayling, Robin Koch, Stuart Dallas and Cody Drameh.

Adam Forshaw is joined in midfield by Mateusz Klich, with Jack Harrison and Raphinha out on the wings. Tyler Roberts features alongside Joe Gelhardt in attack for the Whites.

We have a young substitutes bench tonight, with goalkeeper Kristoffer Klaesson joined by Lewis Bate, Crysencio Summerville, Sam Greenwood, Liam McCarron, Jack Jenkins, Kris Moore, Nohan Kenneh and Archie Gray.

The club has been struck with a number of injuries over the last few weeks, with Kalvin Phillips, Liam Cooper, Pascal Struijk, Rodrigo and Patrick Bamford also on the injury list.

Tonight’s game is scheduled to kick-off at 5.30pm and is being shown live on Sky Sports. For those not in attendance and unable to access the stream, please follow the Leeds United blog, here.

Starting XI: Meslier, Ayling, Forshaw, Koch, Raphinha, Roberts, Dallas, Harrison, Gelhardt, Drameh, Klich.

Substitutions: Klaesson, Bate, Summerville, Greenwood, McCarron, Jenkins, Moore, Kenneh, Gray.

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