Pascal Struijk replaces the injured Kalvin Phillips in the middle of the pitch this evening, with the England international set to face a number of weeks on the sidelines due to a shoulder injury sustained against Wolverhampton Wanderers earlier in the week.

Leeds United captain Liam Cooper also misses tonight's game following a problem that occurred during the warm-up ahead of our last match, with Gjanni Alioski making his way into the starting XI at Villa Park.

Stuart Dallas will start in the right-back position with captain for the night Luke Ayling stepping in to centre-back to partner Robin Koch. 

Making another start for the club is Rodrigo who will be hoping to get his second goal for the Whites and first away in the Premier League.

Pablo Hernandez makes the bench once again tonight after returning to the squad on Monday night and coming on as a substitute in the second-half. He is joined by Ian Poveda, Raphinha - who made his debut for the Whites' against Wolves, along with Tyler Roberts, Leif Davis, Jamie Shackleton and Kiko Casilla.

Leeds United: Meslier, Dallas, Ayling (C), Koch, Alioski, Struijk, Klich, Costa, Harrison, Rodrigo, Bamford

Subs: Casilla, Poveda, Roberts, Raphinha, Hernandez, Davis, Shackleton