The Leeds United team news for Saturday’s return to Premier League action at Arsenal.

Boss Daniel Farke has provided news of a new Leeds United injury blow ahead of Saturday’s return to action at Arsenal but positive updates on a previously injured pair who have a chance to feature.

Leeds went into the international break with Joe Rodon and Harry Wilson both out injured, Rodon expected to be looking at eight to ten weeks out with the hamstring injury suffered in the 1-1 draw at home to Brentford at the end of August.

Farke then revealed ahead of United’s final game before the international break that Wilson had suffered a quad injury, the winger ruled out of the visit of Palace and subsequently pulling out of the Wales squad for the break’s Nations League games.

Leeds then looked to be coming through the break unscathed but deadline day signing Jean-Matteo Bahoya suffered an ankle injury on Saturday evening playing for France’s under-21s against Luxembourg’s under-21s, the attacker forced off midway through the first half.

The following day, Dan James surprisingly dropped to the bench for Wales’ Nations League game at home to Denmark, boss Craig Bellamy revealing that the winger had not been ready to start following the tight turnaround after Thursday night’s 2-1 victory at home to Norway.

It all left question marks over Wilson, Bahoya and to a lesser degree James ahead of this weekend’s Saturday lunchtime clash at the Emirates.

Farke held his pre-match press conference on Thursday at Thorp Arch where he revealed that winger James had returned with a back injury, ruling him out of the weekend’s clash at the Emirates.

Farke, though, also revealed that Wilson had been back in team training since Tuesday and that Bahoya now looked better after returning with an ankle sprain.

Starting with an update on Rodon, Farke said: “Joe is on his way back in his rehab making good progress. He has already had individual sessions on the pitch but it will be a bit until he is back in team training.

“Also, Daniel James will miss the Arsenal game, so he is out with a back injury. He came back with this back injury, more or less, from his national team and for that he is not available for this game.

“Jean-Matteo Bahoya came also back with an ankle strain but looks way better. He was today the first time with us out on the pitch.

“We have to wait right now for how his body reacts but it seems like there is a chance that he is available. At least there was progress.

“And also some good news with Harry Wilson after his muscle injury – he is back in team training since Tuesday. Again, we also have to wait right now how his body reacts but there is also a chance for him to be available going into this game.”