Team News: Derby County vs Leeds United | OneFootball

Leeds United make their 2025/26 Emirates FA Cup entrance this afternoon, travelling to Pride Park Stadium to face Derby County in the third round.

Daniel Farke has made eight changes to the side that lined up against Newcastle United, with only Ethan Ampadu, Jaka Bijol and Ilia Gruev keeping their places in the starting XI.

Karl Darlow starts between the sticks, behind a centre-half duo of Sebastiaan Bornauw and Bijol.

Jack Harrison and Ao Tanaka return to the side, accompanying Gruev and captain Ampadu.

Fronting the side are Noah Okafor, Lukas Nmecha, Joel Piroe and Willy Gnonto.

Lucas Perri appears on the bench, as does Pascal Struijk, Sean Longstaff, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Brenden Aaronson, Anton Stach, James Justin, Sam Byram and Sam Chambers.

Today’s game is scheduled to kick-off at 12pm and will be streamed live on TNT Sports. You can follow the Leeds United blog online or listen live on LUTV.

Starting XI: Darlow (GK), Ampadu (C), Piroe, Nmecha, Bijol, Okafor, Harrison, Tanaka, Bornauw, Gnonto, Gruev.

Substitutes: Perri (GK), Struijk, Longstaff, Calvert-Lewin, Aaronson, Stach, Justin, Byram, Chambers.