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Leeds United will play in front of their own support for the first time in four weeks on Saturday, with Bournemouth the next visitors to Elland Road. Daniel Farke’s side came from 1-0 down to beat Wolves 3-1 last time out but face one of their toughest tests so far in a Cherries side on 10 points from five games.
Farke held his pre-game press conference on Thursday afternoon and allayed fears over Jayden Bogle, whose foot injury only kept him out of full training until Wednesday, while Daniel James is also in contention to return from a core issue. Lucas Perri (quad) and Willy Gnonto (calf) remain unavailable.
With just the two guaranteed absences, Farke still has a pretty strong squad to pick from and so will have one or two tough decisions to make come Saturday. Below, the YEP has made an attempt at predicting how he might line up against in-form Bournemouth.
7. CM: Ethan Ampadu
Brilliant at Wolves, as he so often is. Will be tasked with covering the space between defence and midfield, an area Bournemouth love to flood with top quality playmakers. | Getty Images
8. CM: Ao Tanaka
Sean Longstaff lost his man for Wolves' opener but that's not why he's dropped. With Bournemouth such a heavy-pressing side, Tanaka's technical quality should give Leeds a better chance at playing through the lines. | Michael Regan/Getty Images Photo: Michael Regan/Getty Images
9. CM: Anton Stach
Emphatically answered some performance-related questions at Wolves with a beautiful free-kick and a perfectly-weighted pass for Okafor. Physicality and energy will be crucial against a relentless Bournemouth side. | Getty Images
10. RW: Brenden Aaronson
A performance like many others at Molineux, full of energy but lacking in final-third quality. Farke might be minded to lean on the American's defensive work-rate again on Saturday, with Bournemouth left-back Adrien Truffert not afraid to bomb forward. | Getty Images
11. LW: Noah Okafor
A first goal at Molineux and an improved performance to boot, with Okafor definitely the squad member who can turn nothing into something. Leeds might need that on Saturday. | Getty Images
12. ST: Dominic Calvert-Lewin
A great all-round striker's performance at Wolves will need to be replicated on Saturday, with Leeds likely needing to go long when Bournemouth press. Needs to be physical and, like last weekend, take that chance when it comes. | Getty Images