As Leeds United hosts Harrogate Town in LS11 this weekend in preparation for the FA Cup Third Round, they are trying to avoid an upset.
While finishing in the top two of the Championship is Daniel Farke‘s only goal for Leeds this season, a run in the FA Cup might help his team maintain their winning momentum.
The opening matchup comes at home against League Two opponents, Harrogate Town, Leeds‘ preseason hosts.
Pre-Harrogate Leeds team news: Piroe is ruled out and Bamford is sidelined for four weeks.
Following the draw at Hull City last time out, where Pascal Struijk and Patrick Bamford were both fresh absences, Leeds will have a few fitness issues to consider when they play Harrogate.
Junior Firpo was anticipated to return to full squad training this week, but they joined Ilia Gruev and Firpo on the sidelines, who have both been sidelined due to longer-term ailments.
One week into his recuperation period, Farke stated in his pre-game news conference that Bamford could miss four weeks due to a hamstring injury sustained against Blackburn on New Year’s Day.
Max Wöber is continuously fighting to get past knee troubles, and Joel Piroe is not going to be risked with muscular concerns; he will be rested for the home match versus Wednesday next weekend.
Nonetheless, Firpo, Gruev, and Struijk all made a successful recovery from their injuries and resumed team training this week.
Significant improvements, but a stark reminder that Leeds needs to add players.
We cannot overlook additions because Bamford is still out by injury and our leading scorer is now out for the weekend.
We may have previously given the position of up front some thought prior to this most recent development, but we just need to get someone right away.
We’ve known for years that Bamford is unreliable, therefore it’s imperative that we contract a long-term successor right away.
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