da betsson： Leeds are firmly in the hunt for automatic promotion as the Whites and West Brom lead the way at the top of the Championship.
da doce： Marcelo Bielsa’s men could easily have come away from Kenilworth Road last Saturday with more than a 2-1 win.
Had they not bumped into an inspired James Shea, who made 11 saves, it would have been a far easier afternoon.
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Their next outing sees them travel to Reading on Tuesday evening where they will be hoping the Royals’ stopper doesn’t produce something similar.
But will Leeds’ manager decide to make any changes for the encounter? Here’s how we predict they could line-up.
Much of the team remains the same from the visit to Luton last weekend. After all, Bielsa isn’t usually someone who tinkers with a winning formula. The very fact Patrick Bamford has started every single league game this season despite previously not scoring for ten matches is a fine indication of that.
It’s extremely likely he’ll lead the line again with Eddie Nketiah not yet back from injury. However, there should be two changes in defence where Leeds looked a little shaky in their prior outing.
Luke Ayling was particularly suspect for the goal they conceded, mistiming his jump and allowing the Hatters to score. This seems like a timely moment to give him a rest and drop him to the bench ahead of what will be a busy festive period.
Since returning from injury, the right-back has rarely been allowed much time off but that could change. Last term, he was a favourite of Bielsa’s, playing 40 times.
That means that Stuart Dallas could move to right-back with Gjanni Alioski being welcomed back into the fold on the left.
The North Macedonian had been out injured but was back on the bench last Saturday. Liam Cooper was another to return from an injury lay-off and he replaced Gaetano Berardi late in the game.
With that in mind, the club captain should be in the starting XI in midweek.