Leeds host Burnley in the late kick-off on Friday at 20:00 BST, with Noah Okafor a late check after the forward picked up a calf problem in last week’s FA Cup semi-final defeat. Gabriel Gudmundsson has been ruled out with a serious hamstring injury, while Jaka Bijol remains a doubt because of a hip issue.
The Leeds forward is the one form player both sides would rather not see across the line. Okafor has scored three goals and supplied an assist in his last three matches, a run that has brought him 31 points. Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s penalty in Gameweek 33 is his only goal in eight league matches, a reminder of how much Leeds have leaned on different sources for output.
This team news round-up comes from a Premier League and Fantasy Premier League update, and it leaves Burnley with a quieter picture but not a clean bill of health. Josh Cullen, Connor Roberts and Jordan Beyer remain out, while Hannibal Mejbri and Axel Tuanzebe could return after missing last weekend’s defeat to Manchester City. Burnley have not offered fresh team news since Scott Parker departed on Thursday.
There is also something to read into in the away numbers. Burnley’s Zian Flemming has scored in each of his last three away matches, and that kind of form can travel even when the wider team news is thin. Leeds, meanwhile, are waiting to see whether Okafor can shake off the calf issue in time to make the biggest impact in a game that arrives with both sides carrying absences and little room for another setback.
Elsewhere in the same update, Brentford head coach Keith Andrews reported no new issues ahead of Saturday’s game, while Jordan Henderson and Vitaly Janelt are progressing well in their recoveries and will be late calls. West Ham are close to full strength once again, and Nuno Espirito Santo said there are only small knocks in the squad and he expects everyone to be available.
