Marching On Together

Wednesday 20th September 7:45pm | MKM Stadium


Fresh from their victory at Millwall, Leeds find themselves back on the road, but a lot closer to home, as they travel to Yorkshire rivals Hull City. Liam Rosenior's team are unbeaten in five league matches, including a one-nil win at Leicester City earlier this month. They are two points and five places above Leeds and have had the luxury of a day and a half more to prepare for this feisty fixture. The last time these two teams went into battle, was during Bielsa's Championship winning campaign, with West Yorkshire's finest coming out easy victors by six goals to nil over both legs.

Ahead of the game Farke shed light on the challenges posed by Hull City's style of play, emphasizing the need for his team to be defensively strong while showcasing their quality with the ball. He praised the work of Hull City's manager, Liam Rosenior, and acknowledged that this away game would be distinct from their previous encounter with Millwall. Farke's strategic insights revealed his meticulous approach to analyzing opponents and adapting his team's tactics accordingly.




Farke also provided injury updates on key players. Sam Byram returned to action earlier than expected against Millwall, and with Junior Firpo only just returned to the grass, he should keep his place in the Yorkshire derby. Dan James is pushing for a starting slot after impressing during his cameo role at the weekend. There was at last positive news about Patrick Bamford, who had rejoined team training after an eight-week absence. Farke, however, cautioned against rushing Bamford back into the lineup. Liam Cooper, Patrick Bamford and Stuart Dallas remain long term casualties. New loan signing Djed Spence is expected to be out of action for up to eight weeks following a knee injury he picked up in training.

Farke highlighted the competition within the squad, suggesting that despite the quality and depth, he was not inclined to make excessive rotations, particularly in light of the players' recent international commitments, a hectic schedule and playing online crypto casino without ssn. Ethan Ampadu got a knock against Millwall but improved a lot in the last 24 hours and should start.

Hull City hope to welcome back midfielder Ozan Tufan. The Turkish International has been struggling with a thigh injury that has kept him sidelined for the whole of September. Left back James Furlong faces a race against time to be fit for Wednesday after overcoming a knock in training.



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Managed to scramble a ticket for this one, looking forward to it, albeit the weather forecast isn’t great.

Just a quick note Elland, it’s a 7.45 KO, not 8.45

Nice touch

i am expecting change at left back, and midfield. So rest Sam replace with Shacks and Amps with a slight knoch replaced by Karmara

If anyone has Sky, my husband informs me that the game is on the Red Button.

He won't be changing the team unless forced.

But i'm looking forward to seeing Anthony replacing Willy for some reason, i'd be taking that £35m asap as well.

I can't see Farke changing a winning team if everyone is fit. I know nowt about Hulls team but they have had a decent enough start to suggest they could be our hardest test yet. They beat everybody's new favourite for the title LC down on their patch. Should be a good test for the lads.

If Amps is out it could be a struggle. I think a quality midfield could do us some damage. Personally i still think we are a bit light in there when a team goes with a three. It may just be a bump in the road but if we win then promotion beckons... Its a funny old game.

I would think that James, Kamara, Gruev and Anthony will get substantial playing time, not sure if all would start given what Farke has said about not liking rotation. Gnonto and one of Amapadu and Gray will likely get a rest. Shackleton may get a start too in one of the backs

Cjay wrote: ↑Wed Sep 20, 2023 11:29 am

LeedsandtheBadSeeds wrote: ↑Wed Sep 20, 2023 4:36 pm I would think that James, Kamara, Gruev and Anthony will get substantial playing time, not sure if all would start given what Farke has said about not liking rotation. Gnonto and one of Amapadu and Gray will likely get a rest. Shackleton may get a start too in one of the backs

I hope you're right. I don't think he will start with both in midfield changing, but it feels like a good idea to give Arcie and Ampadu a rest. Would be good to see Kamara and Anthony start.

But I don't think he'll be that radical - Hull are a decent team, after all.

My starting lineup prediction is ..... I haven't got a clue

Reeally haven't seen Frake with a full squad (until now). So not sure how much he'll rotate. One thing he made clear was that he hadn't had a lot of time to integrate the new guys in training beacuase of international commitments.

Obviously chances of Kamara, Anthony, James, Shackleton getting a start. Although just as likely it will be the same starting XI as Sunday.

andrewjohnsmith wrote: ↑Wed Sep 20, 2023 5:20 pm My starting lineup prediction is ..... I haven't got a clue

Reeally haven't seen Frake with a full squad (until now). So not sure how much he'll rotate. One thing he made clear was that he hadn't had a lot of time to integrate the new guys in training beacuase of international commitments.

Obviously chances of Kamara, Anthony, James, Shackleton getting a start. Although just as likely it will be the same starting XI as Sunday.

It is tough to predict, Andrew, as we don't exactly have a huge body of work to pull from. I think he'll stick with the same starting 11, assuming everyone's recovery went ok in the days since the last match. I think if there are any substitutions the most likely would be Byram, Ayling and/or Gray and in that order.

I doubt Byram is looking over his shoulder in anticipation of Firpo getting fit.
I would be surprised if Shacks isn’t next in line for LB.
Will be interesting to see if he makes any changes tonight. I think Archie might get a rest. If not tonight then at the weekend.

big game tonight , win tonight and beat watford saturday then its a statement of of intent .

owt less then its gonna be chasing the top two forever , teams that go up grab the bull by the horns

in this league need consistency

Shack for Byram

The Subhuman wrote: ↑Wed Sep 20, 2023 5:47 pm Shack for Byram

James for Somerville

This will show what character we have. Must build on that Millwall win and beat Hull tonight. Going to be tough but to finish top 2 we need more wins that losses. Looking forward to it

Couple of sensible changes. Its a plus now that we can make 5 subs. So early subs are much easier to make.

Cooper is back. Feel bad for Cresswell who doesn't even make the match squad now