Leeds United manager Daniel Farke hosts his pre-match press conference this afternoon ahead of the Whites' Championship fixture against Sheffield United on Friday.

Leeds are without Ethan Ampadu and Ilia Gruev for a number of months due to separate knee injuries, however United appear to have avoided any further problems to their international players during the break from domestic action these past two weeks.

Those not called up by their countries spent time away from Thorp Arch following the 2-2 draw with Sunderland on October 4, but returned to the training ground last weekend in order to begin their preparations for Sheffield United on Friday night.

Leeds have so far opted not to bring in a free agent to mitigate for Ampadu and Gruev's absence in defensive midfield, despite links to former West Ham United and Crystal Palace midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate. Amid conflicting reports, Farke could provide an update on the situation during his pre-match media briefing this afternoon as well as team news and any fresh injuries, amongst other things.

Follow all the text updates from Farke's press conference here, live from 1:30pm.