Leeds United team news for Augsburg, with two out, two doubts and star back | OneFootball

Leeds United complete pre-season at Elland Road against Augsburg on Saturday, a week before their Premier League opener at Nottingham Forest. Two players are out, two are doubts, Noah Okafor is back and club-record signing James Trafford is set for his first Elland Road outing.

According to yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk, three wins against top-flight opposition have preceded a 1-1 draw with Manchester United on Wednesday, which ended in a penalties defeat at Croke Park. Leeds improved after the break when senior players, including Okafor, came on.

Gabriel Gudmundsson is sidelined by a hamstring injury suffered against Liverpool and is expected to be out for around three more weeks, so he could miss the first two league games. Ilia Gruev has not played since a meniscus injury in April, was named in the United States tour group but did not make any matchday squad, and also missed RB Leipzig and Manchester United.

Goalkeeper Lucas Perri is a doubt after a minor issue, having missed the final two games in the US and the meetings with Leipzig and Manchester United. With Trafford’s arrival confirmed, it feels only a matter of time before the Brazilian moves on, although the destination remains unclear.

Sebastiaan Bornauw is also a doubt, with a switch to Hamburg looking likely and Nico Elvedi reportedly lined up as cover, so Daniel Farke may choose not to risk him. He did feature against Manchester United.

Okafor returned as a half-time substitute against Manchester United and looked sharp, though it may be difficult to have him fully fit for Nottingham Forest. Trafford played 45 minutes in Dublin and should sample Elland Road for the first time as a Leeds player this weekend.

Source: yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

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