Leeds United manager Daniel Farke will speak to the media this afternoon ahead of Friday's trip to Sunderland.

Leeds United’s busy week of action comes to an end on Friday as they take on Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, their third game in just six days. Daniel Farke’s side took a hard-earned point home from Norwich City on Tuesday evening, with Largie Ramazani the goalscorer in a 1-1 draw, to make it four points from two after Saturday’s comfortable 3-0 win at home to Coventry City.

A second long trip in four days has been made no easier by the spate of injury issues inside the Leeds squad, with Ilia Gruev the latest to be forced off after suffering a knee injury at Carrow Road. The Bulgarian initially returned to play after treatment but was replaced by Joe Rothwell inside the 20th minute.

Speaking in the immediate aftermath of Tuesday’s draw, Farke admitted the injury ‘doesn’t look great’, with Gruev set for further assessment ahead of Friday’s trip to the table-topping Black Cats. His absence would only worsen the injury crisis at Leeds, with Ethan Ampadu, Max Wober, Manor Solomon, Dan James and Isaac Schmidt all missing Tuesday’s fixture.

Those mounting issues might well have played a part in the decision to take off Largie Ramazani and Willy Gnonto on Tuesday, with Farke having to manage a thin squad during this busy and difficult period. And the Whites boss will likely be quizzed on how he plans to ensure his side are fully firing come Friday, while also offering an update on the aforementioned group.

Follow all the text updates from this afternoon's press conference right here. Farke is scheduled to be with us from 4pm.