Junior Firpo and Diego Llorente return: Leeds United confirm starting XI v Burnley
Marcelo Bielsa has made two changes to the Leeds United starting line-up ahead of their clash with Burnley at Elland Road at 2pm today (Sunday).
Ahead of the Premier League showdown, Leeds confirmed via their official Twitter account that Junior Firpo and Diego Llorente have returned to the starting line-up after a respective suspension and injury.
Cody Drameh and Joe Gelhardt have been axed to the bench to make way for the returning senior duo. Daniel James makes the bench after injury ruled him out of the last match versus Arsenal.
Must-win
Let’s not beat around the bush here, Leeds need to win this match.
Burnley are 18th and in the relegation zone but they’re also five points behind us having played two fewer matches due to postponements.
If they win this, Leeds will be within their grasp and they’ll have two more matches to play so we’ll be at panic stations if that’s the case.
Alternatively, if the Whites get all three points against Burnley, it can boost them up the Premier League table and allay concerns about a relegation battle.
Would that affect our transfer business this month?
Andrea Radrizzani will no doubt be more inclined to splash the cash if Leeds are under threat of being relegated.
Of course, we need players anyway due to the never-ending injury crisis at Elland Road but if we were comfortable in mid-table, would he be so willing to spend money on new arrivals? Probably not.
We want to move up the table but we also want to see two or three really strong additions to the first-team this month.
In other Leeds United news, Stan Collymore has shared a shock result prediction for this game.