OPINION
Marcelo Bielsa might not like changing his team up unless he has to, even more so after a win and a clean sheet, but we fully expect Bailey Peacock-Farrell to be back in tomorrow night.
His fitness was the one bit of good news from the pre-match press conference this lunchtime.
Less good was the news that Pontus Jansson will not be back and might even miss the Sheffield United game at the weekend.
Leeds should cope without him tomorrow for the visit of struggling Reading, 20th in the Championship and with just four wins all season.
And another three points would take some of the pressure off Saturday’s huge game with their promotion rivals.
It was a case of in at the deep end for 20-year-old goalkeeper Will Huffer as he made his senior debut on Saturday but despite showing some understandable nerves he did okay. However, he probably won’t be surprised when he’s dropped tomorrow.
Towering 6ft 4in keeper Peacock-Farrell should re-take his place in goal and we think that will be the only change Bielsa will make.
Premier League loanee Jack Harrison played for the Under-23s on Monday so we don’t expect him to start, despite looking sharp after he came on as a sub against Bristol City. He should make the bench though after being subbed at half-time.
Bielsa praised substitute Samu Saiz in the press conference but we don’t think he’s ready to re-introduce him back into the starting XI.
This is the starting XI we expect Bielsa to trust to secure the three points at Elland Road:
