Leeds United have the chance book a trip to Wembley next weekend when they face West Ham in the FA Cup quarter-finals. Daniel Farke’s side head to the London Stadium on Sunday, April 5, following the return of a dozen first-team players from international duty.
Victory over Norwich sent Leeds into the FA Cup last-eight for the first time in 23 years but they’ve failed to even score since, drawing two Premier League games 0-0 against Crystal Palace and Brentford. They re still four points above upcoming hosts West Ham, however, who lost 2-0 at Aston Villa last weekend.
Both squads are in relatively good health at present, although West Ham do have a couple of potentially problematic injury issues to keep an eye on. Below, the YEP rounds up the latest from both sides ahead of a big week of international football before that FA Cup meeting.
1. OUT: Lukasz Fabianski
The experienced goalkeeper has been out with a back injury earlier in the season and hasn't been in a West Ham squad since September. There was hope of a return to training in February but he hasn't been spotted. Photo: Pete Norton
2. DOUBT: Crysencio Summerville
A potentially huge blow for West Ham, with Summerville missing his side's last two games and a Netherlands call-up due to a calf injury. Espirito Santo has recently been coy on his winger, who continues to be assessed on a day-to-day basis. | Getty Images
3. DOUBT: Jean-Clair Todibo
The centre-back was due to start at Aston Villa put appeared to pick up a calf injury in the warm-up and was replaced by Freddie Potts. He will likely be assessed this week but a muscle injury would make him doubtful to face Leeds. | Getty Images
4. BACK: Oliver Scarles
Scarles had recently been out after picking up a knock against Brentford earlier this month but returned to the matchday squad at Villa Park. The young full-back didn't feature but could make his return to play against Leeds. | Getty Images
5. BACK: Gabriel Gudmundsson
The Leeds left-back sat out last weekend's 0-0 draw against Brentford due to suspension, having picked up a red card at Crystal Palace. After representing Sweden during the international break, he'll be good to go at West Ham. | AFP via Getty Images
6. BACK: Noah Okafor
A combination of hamstring and hip issues had kept Okafor out of action for just over a month. Returned off the bench against Brentford and has since been called up to represent Switzerland this month. All being well, he'll return to Leeds fit and ready to feature at West Ham. | Getty Images