Leeds will take to the field against 20th-placed LaLiga club Elche tonight in their first of three mid-season friendlies during this World Cup break. The Whites are also scheduled to take on Real Sociedad and AS Monaco at Elland Road later this month, in preparation for the visit of Manchester City on December 28.
Head coach Jesse Marsch tweeted the following ahead of tonight’s fixture: “The lads have been working really hard here at training camp in Spain. We're looking forward to a good match against Elche tomorrow, always with an eye on our first game back after the break against Man City.”
He is expected to name a strong line-up against the Spaniards this evening with four changes in the offing from their last run-out in the Premier League against Tottenham Hotspur a month ago. Some of those changes have been enforced, due to illness and the FIFA World Cup, rendering Illan Meslier, Brenden Aaronson, Tyler Adams and Rasmus Kristensen unavailable.
He is expected to name a strong line-up against the Spaniards this evening with four changes in the offing from their last run-out in the Premier League against Tottenham Hotspur a month ago. Some of those changes have been enforced, due to illness and the FIFA World Cup, rendering Illan Meslier, Brenden Aaronson, Tyler Adams and Rasmus Kristensen unavailable.
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7. Adam Forshaw
Adam Forshaw is expected to take Tyler Adams' place in the starting line-up. He has not featured for Leeds since August. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)Photo: Clive Mason
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8. Crysencio Summerville
Man of the moment Cree Summerville has scored four in his last four outings (Photo by ISABEL INFANTES/AFP via Getty Images)Photo: ISABEL INFANTES
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9. Willy Gnonto
Italy international Willy Gnonto had less time off at the end of last month compared to his teammates as he joined up with Roberto Mancini's national team squad (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images)Photo: Marc Atkins
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10. Joe Gelhardt
Youngster Gelhardt will be grateful for time on the pitch (Photo by GEOFF CADDICK/AFP via Getty Images)Photo: GEOFF CADDICK
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11. Rodrigo
Rodrigo has scored nine goals in 13 apps this season (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)Photo: Justin Setterfield