Leeds United vs Brentford team news as Okafor makes bench on return | OneFootball

Leeds have named their side to face Brentford at Elland Road, with Lukas Nmecha and Dominic Calvert-Lewin paired again and Noah Okafor back on the bench.

According to yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk, it is the last of four Saturday Premier League fixtures. Leeds are also the first of four relegation rivals in action before Sunday games for West Ham, Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur, with the latter two meeting.

Leeds drew 0-0 at Crystal Palace last time out after Gabriel Gudmundsson was sent off in first-half added time. He is suspended tonight, so Jayden Bogle starts and James Justin switches to the left.

Joe Rodon, Jaka Bijol and Pascal Struijk form the back three. Karl Darlow continues in goal for a 10th straight Premier League match after his clean sheet at Selhurst Park.

Okafor returns from hamstring and hip issues and replaces Gudmundsson in the squad, leaving Farke with no injuries to manage.

Given only 45 minutes together at Palace, Nmecha and Calvert-Lewin get a fresh opportunity. It remains to be seen whether they play as a pair or with Nmecha and Brenden Aaronson operating wide.

Anton Stach keeps his place after a first Germany call-up in four years and has licence to join attacks where possible, with Ethan Ampadu holding. Starting XI: Darlow; Rodon, Bijol, Struijk; Bogle, Ampadu, Stach, Justin; Aaronson, Nmecha, Calvert-Lewin. Subs: Perri, Bornauw, Gruev, Tanaka, Longstaff, Gnonto, James, Okafor, Piroe.

Source: yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk