Leeds United confirm major injury blow for Brighton trip | OneFootball

Leeds will be without centre-back Joe Rodon for up to 10 weeks after a hamstring injury in last week’s 1-1 home draw with Brentford, as they head to the Amex, according to TheArgus.co.uk.

Late-summer arrivals Melvin Bard and Jean-Matteo Bahoya are available. Bard has joined from Nice and Bahoya from Eintracht Frankfurt, both on season-long loans, and both have trained.

Left wing-back Bard played his club’s first two matches this season, while Bahoya, a left-winger, has yet to feature competitively.

Leeds have also seen Wilfried Gnonto depart to Fiorentina this week and sold key defender Pascal Struijk to the Seagulls early in the summer.

They beat Brighton 1-0 at Elland Road late last season, but a 3-0 defeat at the Amex extended a barren run there. Leeds have not scored at the stadium across eight visits, earning only one point.

The last Leeds scorer away to Albion was Michael Brown almost 14 years ago in a 2-2 draw.

Daniel Farke said Brighton’s DNA remains, with the same manager and style, and called their pre-season and start impressive. He noted the only defeat was at Chelsea, where they had 76% possession, and praised Fabian Hurzeler’s work. Farke said Brighton are strong in possession and build-up, so Leeds must be spot on out of possession, and he believes they can reach that level even if some of Albion’s key players are probably missing.

Source: TheArgus.co.uk

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