Struijk, the vice captain, has accompanied the Leeds team to Humberside and has been given every chance to demonstrate his fitness by Daniel Farke and the Leeds medical department. He will miss the match against Hull, who are in third place, nevertheless, because he has been unable to.

However, following Leeds’ 1-1 draw with Blackburn Rovers on New Year’s Day, Bamford suffered a hamstring injury and is not present at the MKM Stadium. As United looked for a breakthrough, the striker came off the bench to play in the last 20 minutes.

Farke is anticipated to give an update after today’s match, which begins at 3pm, about the seriousness of the two injury worries. Due to Bamford’s absence, Joe Gelhardt was called up to the matchday squad for the first time since late October. Young defender James Debayo was placed on the bench, while Struijk’s center defense was covered by Ethan Ampadu.

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