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Team news: Six changes made for cup clash

Starting XI announced at Elland Road.

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Leeds United take on Shrewsbury Town in Round One of the Carabao Cup this evening, and Daniel Farke has made six changes to his starting line-up following our draw at the weekend.

Karl Darlow replaces Illan Meslier in net to make his Leeds United debut, and he is joined by captain Luke Ayling, Charlie Cresswell, Jamie Shackleton, and Leo Hjelde in defence.

Darko Gyabi, Ethan Ampadu and Archie Gray cover our midfield, whilst Dan James, Ian Poveda and Joe Gelhardt are in attack.

Tonight’s substitutes bench features Cody Drameh, who returns from injury, along with goalkeepers Meslier and Kristoffer Klaesson, Pascal Struijk, Sam Byram, Luis Sinisterra, Sonny Perkins, Lewis Bate and Kris Moore.

The game is scheduled to kick off at 7.45pm, and for those who are not in attendance at Elland Road, you can follow the live Leeds United blog online here.

Starting XI: Darlow (GK), Ayling (C), Ampadu, Cresswell, Shackleton, Gyabi, James, Gray, Poveda, Gelhardt, Hjelde.

Substitutes: Meslier (GK), Klaesson (GK), Perkins, Struijk, Sinisterra, Byram, Bate, Drameh, Moore.

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