Leeds United XI vs RB Leipzig confirmed, two Elland Road debuts and James Trafford update | OneFootball

Leeds United have confirmed their starting XI for today’s pre-season friendly against RB Leipzig at Elland Road, with two summer signings making their home debuts, according to yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk.

It is Leeds’ first pre-season outing at Elland Road and their fourth overall. They opened with defeat to Wrexham, then beat Sunderland and Liverpool, overturning a 0-2 half-time deficit in the latter.

The XI is Cairns, Rodon, Bornauw, Muharemovic, Bogle, Ampadu, Longstaff, Justin, Wilson, James, Calvert-Lewin. Calvert-Lewin makes his first start of the summer, while Wilson and Justin make their Elland Road bows.

The bench is Mahady, Ombang, Lienou, Lane, Cresswell, Bijol, Tanaka, Stach, Aaronson, Chadwick, Mills, Gnonto, Nmecha, Piroe. Bijol returns after a minor issue, and Gabriel Gudmundsson is not involved.

There is no James Trafford in the squad. The £40m signing is expected to link up with team-mates on Tuesday, so he could feature against Manchester United next week.

Leeds then face Manchester United in Dublin on Wednesday evening, before hosting FC Augsburg next weekend. The 2026/27 campaign begins away to Nottingham Forest on Saturday 22 August.

Source: yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

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