Bamford starts, Cooper remains out – Confirmed Leeds starting XI v West Brom
Leeds United have named an unchanged starting XI for the Premier League clash against West Brom on Tuesday evening.
Marcelo Bielsa has stuck with the side that beat Burnley on Sunday, despite a number of injury concerns in the build-up.
Confirmed on Twitter prior to kick-off, the Whites have resisted the opportunity to rotate, despite a number of sides doing so this week.
There were doubts surrounding Patrick Bamford before kick-off, with it being reported that the striker had picked up a dead leg against Burnley.
Injury analyst Ben Dinnery confirmed that it was “nothing serious” with the talisman having completed the full 90 minutes in the 1-0 win.
Bielsa is still without a number of his defenders, with Liam Cooper, Robin Koch and Diego Llorente all missing with their injury problems.
Luke Ayling and Pascal Struijk were superb against the Clarets on Sunday, and continue in defence at the Hawthorns against the Baggies.
The Christmas period is vital in the Premier League, and Leeds will have been targeting six points from these two games after the thrashing against Manchester United.
With Spurs around the corner, the Whites need to be beating the teams who are around them or struggling near the relegation zone.
Three points could send Bielsa’s men into the top half of the league, but they need to get past a stubborn Sam Allardyce side first.
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