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·26 August 2025

Sheffield Wednesday: Team News Announced

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Leeds United face Sheffield Wednesday in Round Two of the Carabao Cup this evening at Hillsborough Stadium.

The Whites will be looking to bounce back following defeat in the Premier League at the weekend, and manager Daniel Farke has made a total of nine changes to the starting line-up for the cup clash.


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Karl Darlow starts in net, with captain Sam Byram joined by Jaka Bijol, Sebastian Bornauw and Jack Harrison in our defence.

Ilia Gruev keeps his place and is joined by Sean Longstaff in the midfield, whilst Brenden Aaronson, Noah Okafor and Joel Piroe join Lukas Nmecha in the Leeds United attack.

Our substitutes bench this evening features Jayden Bogle, Joe Rodon, Daniel James, Gabi Gudmundsson, Anton Stach, Willy Gnonto, Harry Gray, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and goalkeeper Lucas Perri.

The game is scheduled to kick-off at 8pm, and will be shown live in the UK on Sky Sports. For those without access and not in attendance at the Hillsborough Stadium you can listen to audio commentary with an LUTV monthly pass, available here.

Starting XI: Darlow (GK), Longstaff, Piroe, Aaronson, Nmecha, Bijol, Okafor, Harrison, Bornauw, Byram (C), Gruev.

Substitutes: Perri (GK), Bogle, Gudmundsson, Rodon, James, Calvert-Lewin, Stach, Gnonto, Gray.

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