View: Patrick Bamford starts – Predicted Leeds United starting XI v Newcastle
Leeds United welcome Newcastle to Elland Road this weekend looking to make it three Premier League wins on the bounce.
Wins over Burnley and West Ham have catapulted the Whites away from the relegation zone, despite their mass injury problem.
Marcelo Bielsa is set for a big boost, though, with Diego Llorente returning from suspension for the visit of Newcastle.
Illan Meslier will continue in goal, with the Frenchman pulling off some vital saves at the London Stadium on Sunday.
Luke Ayling and Pascal Struijk will continue their roles in defence, with Llorente slotting into the middle of those two.
Junior Firpo looked to have picked up a hamstring problem, meaning Stuart Dallas will switch to the left to cover that absence.
Robin Koch was a monster in the capital, and he will be tasked with that holding midfield role once again and keeping Joelinton quiet.
Mateusz Klich will keep his spot in midfield and will hope for more luck in the final third after seeing his goal disallowed against the Irons.
This is where it will change up.
Jack Harrison will start on the left, with Raphinha moving into a central role as we don’t want to risk Adam Forshaw in that midfield three.
That is because Patrick Bamford should be back to take his spot as the central striker after injury has kept him out for months.
Dan James ran himself into the ground against West Ham, and simply doesn’t deserve to be dropped, so Raphinha moving central will allow him to play on the right.
Here’s how we expect the Whites to lineup…
In other Leeds United news, Phil Hay has shared if the Whites are in the ‘advanced’ stages of any January signings