Leeds United return to motion within the Premier League this afternoon as they journey away from Elland Highway to face Steve Cooper’s Nottingham Forest.
The Whites are looking for their first win within the division because the flip of the 12 months and Jesse Marsch shall be hoping that their success within the FA Cup will give them the arrogance they should choose up all three factors in the present day.
Jack Harrison, Luis Sinisterra, and Junior Firpo all bought on the scoresheet in a 3-1 win over Accrington Stanley final time, however the American head coach might not go along with an unchanged XI despite the victory.
Right here is how we predict the workforce will look when the information drops at 1pm…
Illan Meslier; Rasmus Kristensen, Maximilian Wober, Pascal Struijk, Junior Firpo; Tyler Adams, Marc Roca; Brenden Aaronson, Wilfried Gnonto, Jack Harrison; Patrick Bamford.
We predict that Marsch will make three alterations to his XI, with Struijk, Adams, and Gnonto all returning to the facet to exchange Robin Koch, Sam Greenwood, and Georginio Rutter.
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On the again, the top coach might want to herald a alternative for the suspended Koch and Struijk, who began at left-back of their final Premier League match, may are available to take his place alongside Wober and permit Firpo to begin at full-back.
The Dutch defender has averaged a Sofascore rating of 6.89 within the high flight, which locations him sixth within the squad, and this means that the gem is a dependable performer who’s able to stepping in on the coronary heart of the defence.
In midfield, new signing Weston McKennie may very well be left on the bench after arriving lower than every week in the past and common midfield pair Adams and Roca, who’re each within the membership’s top five performers on Sofascore rankings, may proceed till the USA worldwide is totally on top of things and able to compete for a spot within the XI, which additionally leaves Greenwood on the bench.
Marsch may additionally herald Gnonto to begin within the attacking trident behind the striker to exchange Rutter. FFC published an article explaining why the younger Italian ought to change the recent arrival from Hoffenheim, after the 20-year-old Frenchman’s tough debut in opposition to Accrington Stanley.
Lastly, the top coach should unleash Patrick Bamford within the quantity 9 place after the news that Rodrigo is ready to be out of motion for round two months.
The £70k-per-week dynamo, who was as soon as hailed as “excellent” and “distinctive”, has scored three targets and offered three assists in his final 5 appearances for the membership and this means that the attacker is on type and deserving of a spot within the XI.