Leeds United take another break from their Premier League survival bid with Sunday’s FA Cup clash at home to Norwich City - for which blows have left a staggering 15 players either out or doubtful but with two others back.
Sunday’s 4.30pm kick-off at Elland Road will end a busy week for Daniel Farke’s Whites following Saturday evening’s 1-0 defeat at home to Manchester City and Tuesday night’s loss by the same score to Sunderland.
A very different test now awaits in the last 16 of the FA Cup against a side sat 17th in the Championship table, 11 points clear of the dropzone and 12 points off the play-off places.
Norwich, though, under boss Philippe Clement are much higher in the Championship form table having won ten of their last 15 league games.
A first test of the season against Premier League now awaits against Farke’s Whites but amazing 15 players are now either out or doubtful as the Whites and Canaries face off a place in the FA Cup quarter-finals.
Here, we run through the early injury news from both camps.
1. BACK: James Justin
Versatile Whites defender Justin needed stitches after the weekend's defeat to Manchester City following a blow to his leg and he too was taken off with three minutes left. That left a question mark about Justin's availability to face Sunderland but he too started and came through 74 minutes. | AFP via Getty Images
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2. BACK: Joe Rodon
Whites defender Rodon experienced problems with his hamstring in last weekend's defeat at home to Manchester City in which he was brought off with three minutes left but the centre-back started Tuesday night's hosting of Sunderland and came through the full match. | Danny Lawson/PA Wire
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3. OUT: Mohamed Toure
Norwich have a stack of injuries and striker Toure is the latest of them, the 21-year-old suffering a groin injury in the 2-0 victory at home to Sheffield Wednesday at the end of last month and now looking at four to six weeks out. | Getty Images
4. OUT: Oscar Schwartau
Another Norwich attacking player recently sidelined, 19-year-old Danish midfielder Schwartau suffered a hamstring injury in last month's fourth round FA Cup victory against West Brom and boss Philippe Clement said he was looking at a number of weeks out. Speaking at Saturday's pre-match press conference, Clement said of the Dane: "There are several players heading in the right direction, it will take a little bit of time with Oscar (Schwartau) but he is running." | Getty Images
5. OUT: Matej Jurasek
Another Canaries ace out, the club's Czechia international winger Jurasek is still facing around another six to seven weeks out with a foot injury. | Getty Images
6. OUT: Jovon Makama
Yet another Norwich forward out, 22-year-old striker Makama expected to miss most of the season run-in with a foot injury. | Getty Images