Whites boss Daniel Farke and his opposite number Michael Carrick both held their pre-match press conferences on Monday afternoon were both had a fair amount of team news to get through. The two teams experienced differing fortunes at the weekend, Boro enjoying a Friday night 2-0 win at Blackburn Rovers which sent them fifth but Leeds held to a 1-1 draw at Luton Town in a Saturday lunchtime kick-off at Luton Town. Both teams were also dealt injury blows in those games, the full details of which are now emerging. After updates from both bosses, here we run through the injury news from both camps which has left eight players out and two more major doubts.
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7. Darragh Lenihan (out)
Boro's experienced Republic of Ireland international defender Lenihan is long term absentee with an ankle injury. The 31-year-old has not featured since September 2023. Photo: Stu Forster
8. Alex Bangura (out)
Another long term one for the Riversiders. Boro's Sierra Leone international winger Bangura is currently out with an Achilles injury and has not featured last April. Photo: Clive Brunskill
9. Neto Borges (doubt/out)
A new doubt and a major one, Carrick's update on Monday essentially suggesting that defender Borges had little chance of featuring against Leeds. The Brazilian left back suffered an ankle injury in Friday night's 2-0 win at Blackburn Rovers and was forced off in the 33rd minute. Carrick said on Monday: "We're kind of still looking at it. We're hoping that it's not that bad but we're still looking at it. It's unfortunate really. We'll see how he is really and see how he can recover from it but it was a blow to lose him." Photo: George Wood
10. George Edmundson (doubt/out)
Boro centre-back Edmundson has been out since the end of February with an ankle injury suffered in the 3-1 win at Stoke City but was expected back "in the next week or so" in Carrick's update at the end of last week. There was, though, no mention of a return when asked about his centre-back injuries at Monday's press conference. Photo: George Wood
11. Dael Fry (doubt)
A welcome defensive boost for the hosts. Boro centre-back Fry suffered a calf injury in last month's 1-0 defeat at Swansea City but Carrick said last week that the 27-year-old would be back "in the next week or so". Carrick confirmed on Monday that the 27-year-old had now returned to training. Photo: Stu Forster
12. Mateo Joseph (back)
A second new player 'back'. Whites striker Joseph failed to make the weekend's matchday squad at Luton due to being ill. Joseph, though, returned to training on Monday. Photo: George Wood