Leeds United confirmed XI v Brighton: Georginio Rutter axed, Patrick Bamford starts
Javi Gracia has named his Leeds United eleven to take on Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday, 11 March, in front of their fans at Goodison Park.
Club record signing Goerginio Rutter has been dropped from the side that lost to Chelsea with Patrick Bamford, who’s loved by the Leeds faithful.
Brenden Aaronson and Jack Harrison start despite not being at their best last weekend.
Tough one
De Zerbi has got his side playing extremely good and efficient football and unlike under Graham Potter, they’re actually managing to turn draws into wins.
Leeds certainly have the fact that it’s a home game working them as the Elland Road support is going to get behind the side in numbers.
It’s important that the hosts get an early goal or else they could be in for a really long game against a side that keeps the ball well.
Hopefully, Gracia has a plan in store to deal with the game changers in Brighton’s squad as there certainly are a few of them that can turn the contest single-handedly.
This could be the game for Georginio Rutter to prove why Leeds shelled out a club-record fee to sign him in January.
He’s expected to start ahead of Patrick Bamford but there’s a good chance that if the Englishman is fit, both lead the line in a 4-2-2-2 system.
In other Leeds United news, the club may now face a losing battle to keep their star player at Elland Road beyond the summer transfer window.
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