Team news: Daniel Farke names line-up to face Nottingham Forest | OneFootball

Leeds United are back in Premier League action this afternoon, taking on Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.

Daniel Farke has named his very first starting XI for the 2026/27 season, as we look to start the campaign as strong as possible.

James Trafford starts in net for the fixture, with his defence comprising Jayden Bogle, Joe Rodon, Jaka Bijol, Tarik Muharemovic and James Justin.

Captain Ethan Ampadu controls the midfield alongside Anton Stach, whilst Brenden Aaronson and Harry Wilson support Dominic Calvert-Lewin in our attack.

The substitutes bench today features Noah Okafor, Daniel James, Sean Longstaff, Nico Elvedi, Lukas Nmecha, Ao Tanaka, Alfie Cresswell, Jayden Lienou and goalkeeper Lucas Perri.

The match is scheduled to kick-off at 3pm, and for those not in attendance, you can follow the live blog online or listen via LUTV below.

Starting XI: Trafford (GK), Bogle, Ampadu (C), Muharemovic, Rodon, Calvert-Lewin, Wilson, Aaronson, Bijol, Stach, Justin.

Substitutes: Perri (GK), James, Longstaff, Nmecha, Okafor, Tanaka, Elvedi, Cresswell, Lienou.