Marcelo Bielsa has named his team for this evening’s Premier League fixture against West Bromwich Albion, with the same XI that defeated Burnley on Sunday lining up at The Hawthorns.
Pascal Struijk replaces the injured club captain Liam Cooper once again, with Diego Llorente, Robin Koch and Adam Forshaw. also kept out through injury.
Patrick Bamford will be looking for his 11th goal this season against the Baggies, having scored 10 in just 15 games so far – the most by a player for a newly promoted team at this stage of a season since 99/00.
Illan Meslier will also be hoping for a sixth clean sheet for the 20/21 campaign, keeping his fifth against Burnley just two days ago, making him the youngest goalkeeper to reach that tally in the Premier League since Joe Hart in December 2007.
We have a number of attacking options on the substitutes bench with Pablo Hernandez joined by Helder Costa, Ian Poveda and Tyler Roberts along with youngsters Jamie Shackleton, Leif Davis, Olly Casey and Jack Jenkins.
Leeds United end 2020 facing the same team that they faced at the start of the year, which saw the Whites see out a 1-1 draw with Albion player Semi Ajayi scoring for both sides.
Leeds United: Meslier, Ayling (C), Phillips, Struijk, Alioski, Dallas, Klich, Harrison, Raphinha, Rodrigo, Bamford.
Subs: Casilla, Roberts, Poveda, Hernandez, Davis, Costa, Casey, Shackleton