Final team news has been provided for Leeds United’s quick return to Nottingham Forest in the Carabao Cup tonight - for which six players are now out but two others back.
United’s second season back in the Premier League began with a trip to the City Ground to face Forest in a 3pm kick-off on Saturday afternoon in which Anton Stach’s brilliant 88th-minute free-kick sealed a 1-0 win for Daniel Farke’s Whites.
But a repeat trip to Nottingham awaits just four days later with Leeds drawn away at Forest in the second round of the Carabao Cup in an 8pm kick-off at the City Ground tonight.
Both Farke and Forest boss Oliver Glasner had key men out of Saturday’s league game and plenty of changes could now be in the offing for the cup clash rematch.
There are, though, now six players definitely out of tonight’s contest for which two others are now back. Here, we run through the final injury news from both camps combined.
1. OUT: Morgan Gibbs-White
A big fresh blow for the hosts, Forest star Gibbs-White playing the full duration of Saturday's league visit of Leeds but boss Oliver Glasner revealing on Monday that the midfielder suffered a knee injury in the game and would definitely miss the cup tie. Glasner said: "Morgan Gibbs-White will miss tomorrow’s game. He got the ball and twisted his ankle, so the MCL was a little bit overstretched and he has some pain in his knee. There is no structural damage, but there’s no point in risking him. We’re working really hard to get him fit for the Liverpool game on Saturday, but he can’t make tomorrow’s game." | Getty Images
2. OUT: Nicola Savona
Forest's Italian defender Savona missed the end of last season after undergoing surgery on his knee in March and Glasner revealed last week that the 23-year-old had suffered a minor setback in his recovery. Glasner said Savona was likely looking at another two weeks out and confirmed on Monday that the defender was still out. | Getty Images
3. OUT: Ryan Yates
Forest captain Yates sat out the club’s final pre-season friendly against Brest and Glasner revealed at Thursday's pre-match press conference that the skipper would also miss the opening weekend visit of Leeds. It is thought that Yates only has a minor issue but either way Glasner said on Monday that he was still out. | Getty Images
4. OUT: Gabi Gudmundsson
Whites left back Gudmundsson suffered a muscular injury in the win against Liverpool in America, boss Farke telling the press the following week that the Swede was probably looking at four weeks out and could be doubtful for both of United's first two Premier League games. Gudmundsson missed Saturday's league clash at Forest and Farke confirmed on Monday that the Swede was still out but that he could be back in team training later this week. | Getty Images
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5. OUT: Willy Gnonto
Whites winger Gnonto had impressed in pre-season, particularly as a second-half substitute in the right wing back role against Manchester United in Dublin. Gnonto, though, suffered a hamstring injury against the Red Devils and was ruled out of Saturday's first game of the new season although Farke did say he hoped to have him back in team training soon. Farke said on Monday that Gnonto was still out but also possibly back in team training later this week. Farke said: "Gabi and Willy are not (back) but rehab is in a good way. We expect them also not too long to be to be back in team training, perhaps even at some point during this week. We will see, but this game comes too soon because they have not joined us in team training yet." | Getty Images
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6. OUT: Ilia Gruev
United's Bulgarian international midfielder Gruev suffered a meniscus knee injury in April which ended his season but the 26-year-old was expected to return for pre-season training and named in the travelling party to America. Gruev, though, was not named in any of the matchday squads this summer and Farke said on Monday that Gruev was only back in team training the last few days and that the Bulgarian would need at least two weeks of training before he would be ready for selection. | Mike Egerton/PA Wire