Leeds United could take a giant step towards sealing the Championship title in Monday night’s hosting of Bristol City - but blows have left four men out and five more doubts.
Promoted Leeds will be playing Premier League football next season and Monday night’s visitors Bristol City might yet be joining them.
As Leeds sealed automatic promotion on Easter Monday, Bristol City suffered a 3-1 defeat at Luton Town the same day but Liam Manning’s side remain in a very good position in the the play-offs places, sitting fifth with two games left.
The Robins have a four-point cushion back to seventh-placed Middlesbrough and eighth-placed Millwall. It means that three more points would guarantee their play-offs place.
Leeds, though, are now gunning for the Championship title, Daniel Farke’s top-of-the-table Whites locked in battle with Burnley who are level on points with two games left.
The stakes for Monday night’s contest are very high - for both sides - yet blows have left four men definitely out of the contest and five more are doubts although three others are now back.
Here, we run through the injury news from both camps.
1. Dan James - doubt
James failed to make the matchday squad for Monday's clash against Stoke, the winger not risked after feeling awareness in his hamstring following his return from injury in Friday's clash at Oxford. There was no mention of James at Friday's pre-match press conference so it remains to be seen if he returns against the Robins. | Getty Images
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2. Joe Rothwell - doubt
In the same boat as James, with no update on Rothwell's calf injury at Farke's pre-match press conference. The midfielder has now missed his side's last five games with the injury. Farke had been hopeful that he would be back for the final two games so it could be that he now returns. | Getty Images
3. Joe Williams - doubt
A new 'doubt'. Robins midfielder Williams made the bench for Monday's clash at Luton but was an unused substitute. Manning revealed afterwards that Williams was okay but feeling his quad again. The City boss admitted at his pre-match press conference that it would now ne a tight call for Williams to face Leeds. | Getty Images
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4. Harry Cornick - doubt
Bristol City forward Cornick has now missed his side's last six games having suffered a hamstring injury in training. Boss Manning has said it is touch and go whether he will play again this season. | Getty Images
5. Luke McNally - out
Bristol City centre-back McNally is out for the rest of the season with an ACL injury. | Robbie Stephenson/PA Wire
6. Mark Sykes - out
Robins midfielder Sykes is another Bristol City player whose season is over, in his case with a quad injury. | Getty Images