Three Leeds United players with a point to prove as Daniel Farke turns to fringes | OneFootball

With a dozen Leeds United regulars away, Daniel Farke can drill his fringe group before an FA Cup quarter-final at West Ham in 11 days and a seven-game survival run-in.

Of the eight to start 20 league matches or more, only Jayden Bogle and Pascal Struijk are at Thorp Arch, creating space for others to impress, according to yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk.

Lucas Perri’s debut year stalled after January errors against Manchester United and Newcastle saw Karl Darlow restored. Darlow is almost certain to start at Old Trafford next month, taking him level with Perri on 16 league starts, and he is likely to pull clear before May. Perri, the only Leeds goalkeeper not out of contract this summer, could get the cup tie at West Ham and might benefit from focused coaching.

Willy Gnonto has started only four league games, behind Noah Okafor and Brenden Aaronson, and Daniel James was preferred off the bench at Brentford. With Leeds scoreless in four and Burnley and Wolves to face, he will back himself to add craft, Sunderland’s Elland Road win a likely blueprint. Omitted by Italy, he needs club impact to push for a summer recall.

Facundo Buonanotte’s January loan from Brighton has yet to ignite after limited first-half minutes at Chelsea. Farke cautioned against expecting instant dominance, yet 26 league minutes and no top-flight squads since a testing 45 in the FA Cup at Birmingham City underline the task. Two uninterrupted weeks could tee up a relaunch at West Ham and, perhaps, answers against compact opponents.

Source: yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk