Leeds United’s 2026/27 home campaign gets underway on Sunday when they host Brentford in the Premier League. The Whites have enjoyed an encouraging start to the season with back-to-back victories over Nottingham Forest including in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night.
Goals from Daniel James and James Justin secured a 2-0 cup win and they return to West Yorkshire full of optimism, albeit still without a few key first-team players. Visitors Brentford have been equally fast off the mark this season, beating Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 last weekend before a 6-1 Carabao Cup thumping of Birmingham City.
Sunday’s game between two of the Premier League bright starters is set to be an intriguing affair at a packed out Elland Road. And ahead of that meeting, the YEP has rounded up the latest team news including confirmation of a recent exit for the away side.
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7. DOUBT: Willy Gnonto
Suffered a hamstring injury against Manchester United in pre-season but like Gudmundsson, Farke harboured hope of welcoming the Italian back into training this week. Again, Sunday could come too quickly. | Getty Images
8. DOUBT: Gabriel Gudmundsson
Gudmundsson has been out of action for three-and-a-half weeks after suffering a muscle injury against Liverpool in pre-season. The initial expectation was Gudmundsson would miss Leeds' first two Premier League games but Farke said before Forest in the cup his left-back could return to team training later this week. You'd imagine Sunday comes a little too quickly. | Getty Images