Daniel Farke welcomes back Leeds United defender in early team news disclosure after short absence
Leeds United will have defender Junior Firpo back available this weekend when Wayne Rooney's Plymouth Argyle visit Elland Road.
The Dominican Republic full-back sat out last Saturday's lunchtime stalemate with Bristol City having accrued five yellow cards during Leeds' opening 11 matches this season.
EFL rules stipulate a player must serve a one-match suspension if they pick up five bookings before the 19th matchday of the campaign.
Leeds supporters deemed Firpo's absence a contributing factor to United's inability to break the deadlock at Ashton Gate, although defensively Leeds still managed to restrict the Robins to few clear-cut opportunities.
Firpo has registered a significant number of assists for club and country throughout 2024, numbering 13 at the last count following October's international break.
The 28-year-old has also found himself amongst the goals over the past month, scoring Leeds' second at the Stadium of Light in a 2-2 draw with Sunderland, whilst netting three on international duty for the Dominican Republic, for whom he often plays in a more advanced, attacking role.
Leeds will, however, be without fellow full-back Jayden Bogle this weekend, who serves his own one-match suspension for five yellow cards. Joe Rodon is another player close to the suspension threshold with four bookings to his name.
United are joint-second on 23 points in the Championship table, looking to close the five-point gap on league leaders Sunderland with victory over Plymouth on Saturday afternoon.
Will he make the starting XI?
Firpo is expected to make an immediate return to the starting line-up following his short hiatus from action with Sam Byram deputising at right-back in Bogle's absence.