Predicted Leeds United XI vs Norwich City as Wilfried Gnonto and Largie Ramazani start
Leeds United could make a number of enforced changes to their line-up vs Norwich
Daniel Farke could make a number of changes for Leeds United’s home clash with Norwich City tomorrow night with one eye on Monday’s important trip to Burnley.
Farke said he was pleased with how Illan Meslier fared in Sunday’s win over Sheffield Wednesday and it seems he will not be getting dropped any time soon. There might also be no change in front of him.
Norwich attacker Borja Sainz, who has 16 goals, is currently serving a six-match ban for admitting to spitting at Sunderland defender Chris Mepham last month, so misses the visit to Elland Road.
Sainz has scored 12 more goals than any other Norwich teammate, with his omission weakening the visiting team’s potency. Nevertheless, Farke has said he was impressed with his full-backs against Wednesday and so Jayden Bogle and Sam Byram could retain their places.
Meanwhile, Ethan Ampadu could start the match next to Joe Rodon at centre-back with Pascal Struijk not due back from his hamstring issue for another few weeks. The manager said Max Wober and Junior Firpo are “not far away” from being able to start a game but threw caution over using them in his line-up too soon.
Farke has outlined how highly he values Ethan Ampadu’s work in midfield but may be tempted to stick with Joe Rothwell and Ao Tanaka as a pair given their encouraging performance against Wednesday on Sunday.
