Leeds United could extend their lead at the top of the Championship table when they face off against Brentford on Wednesday.
The Whites are top of the Championship table with two wins and a draw, level on points with Charlton, West Brom, Swansea City, and Millwall.
Marcelo Bielsa’s side comfortably beat Wigan Athletic last time around in the Championship, while their opponents for Wednesday could only draw at home against Hull City.
Let’s take a look at the side that Bielsa could put out against Brentford:
Leeds United Team News
The trio of Barry Douglas, Liam Cooper, and Gjanni Alioski are not 100% fit, so it remains to be seen if Bielsa will be happy with their condition before the game to name them in the team.
Predicted Leeds United Lineup
Goalkeeper
Experienced goalkeeper Kiko Casilla will start in goal once again for Leeds. He’s the only player to have started all four of Leeds’ games this season, and has conceded just two goals so far.
Defence
We will most likely Bielsa go with an unchanged backline from the Wigan game for the match against Brentford, should everyone be 100% fit.
The centre-back pairing of Ben White and Liam Cooper has been very successful so far, and the duo will continue at the heart of the Leeds defence. Gaetano Berardi played 45 minutes of Leeds’ U-23 game against Millwall on Monday night and will mostly be on the bench.
Stuart Dallas will continue at right-back as Luke Ayling has still not returned from injury, while Barry Douglas might start at left-back.
Jamie Shackleton might feature at right-back, and Dallas might move to left-back, if Douglas doesn’t make it in time. Similarly, Berardi might feature in place of Cooper.
Midfield
Bielsa is once again expected to play a midfield trio of Kalvin Phillips, Adam Forshaw and Mateusz Klich.
Phillips has been very good so far in the season, while Klich got on the scoresheet in the League Cup win against Salford. Forshaw has been at his industrious best, and the midfield battle in the game will most likely be won by Leeds.
Attack
We could see Bielsa go into the Brentford game with an unchanged midfield and attack, which means that Patrick Bamford – who scored twice against Wigan Athletic over the weekend – will continue as the striker for Leeds, with Pablo Hernandez and Jack Harrison flanking him on the right and left, respectively.
Eddie Nketiah also featured in the Under-23 game and scored a goal, but he too will have to be satisfied with a place on the bench for the game against Brentford.
