Boss Daniel Farke has provided his Leeds United team news for Saturday’s Premier League clash against title-favourites Arsenal at Elland Road.

Leeds United have lost a striker to a hamstring injury for Saturday's Elland Road meeting with title hunting Arsenal.

The Whites go into the game without Lukas Nmecha who felt a problem with his hamstring warming up at Everton on Monday night. And he is not alone in sitting out this weekend.

Dan James is a long-term injury absentee - although the winger has now returned to training - Jaka Bijol is working his way back from a hamstring issue and Gabriel Gudmundsson remains a doubt.

Gudmundsson was missing from the squad that travelled to Hill Dickinson Stadium for Monday's 1-1 draw with Everton, a groin problem keeping the Swede out and giving James Justin a run out at left wing-back. After the game Farke revealed the club had sought a second opinion that gave them cause for optimism over a speedier return.

James has been missing with a hamstring tendon injury since the Manchester City game at the end of November. The winger missed action earlier on in the season too with an ankle issue. To date he has started just four Premier League games since promotion.

And Bijol picked up a hamstring injury in training ahead of the Fulham clash at Elland Road. Farke said only a setback for the Slovenian would send Leeds into the transfer market for a centre-back and twice issued positive updates on his central defender's rehabilitation.

“I would have been tempted to bring him on”

On Thursday, Farke revealed the latest on his injured players, including Nmecha.

"Jaka will definitely also miss the Arsenal game, he's progressing in his rehab," said Farke.

"We hope to have him back probably on the other side of the Nottingham game, perhaps there's a little chance [for that game]. We will also miss Lukas Nmecha, he reported some problems with his hamstring in the warm-up at Everton.

“I would have been tempted to bring him on. Not a major thing, he will definitely also miss the Arsenal game. We hope we have him back for the Nottingham game, there's a good chance.

"Gabi Gudmundsson has progressed further on, much better than expected. He was not in team training yet but we have two more days. There is perhaps even a little chance he makes it for this game."