Leeds United welcome Watford this week, hoping to make it back-to-back victories at Elland Road after defeating Sheffield United on Friday night.
On Friday night, Daniel Farke’s Leeds team defeated Sheffield United 2-0 at Elland Road.
A Yorkshire derby provided Leeds with an opportunity to demonstrate their status as title contenders, and they did so with goals from Pascal Struijk and Mateo Joseph.
Leeds team news pre-Watford: Three players out, no new injuries
Following Leeds’ victory against the Blades on Friday night, the club is ready to host Watford at LS11 on Tuesday night.
However, Farke faces no new challenges against Tom Cleverley’s Hornets in just over 24 hours.
During his pre-match press conference, Farke revealed that his squad
They came through the win over Chris Wilder’s team uninjured, so there are no new setbacks.
Farke did comment on Willy Gnonto’s shoulder problem, which was causing him significant trouble in the first half, almost replacing the winger with Manor Solomon after 10 minutes before the Italian persevered.
The manager disclosed that Gnonto had scans on the problem and just had mild bruises.
Three players, Ethan Ampadu, Ilia Gruev, and Max Wöber, have been ruled out due to long-term knee concerns.
Wöber was discovered last week to be ahead of schedule and planning a return before next month’s international break.
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