Leeds United injury news: Daniel Farke provides major Harry Wilson, Ilia Gruev updates ahead of Crystal Palace clash

Leeds United caput manager Daniel Farke has provided updates connected the availability of Harry Wilson and Ilia Gruev up of this weekend.

The in-form Whites are preparing to face a leaky Crystal Palace broadside successful the Premier League astatine Elland Road, wherever the Yorkshire outfit smashed Newcastle United 4-1 nether the lights connected Monday.

Taking his tally up to 4 top-flight strikes for 2026-27 successful that mauling of the Magpies, Dominic Calvert-Lewin is arguably enjoying the champion signifier of his vocation and was rewarded with a call-up for the upcoming England matches.

The towering striker joins Bayern Munich sensation Harry Kane arsenic the recognised centre-forward options successful Thomas Tuchel's squad for 4 matches successful the UEFA Nations League A implicit a three-week period.

Despite his awesome commencement to the run for Al-Ittihad successful Saudi Arabia, Ivan Toney has failed to clasp onto his spot successful the plans, whilst erstwhile Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins has besides been snubbed.

Leeds brag Farke provides Wilson, Gruev updates

Speaking to the gathered media up of Sunday's clash astatine Elland Road with Crystal Palace, Leeds caput manager Farke provided a worrying update connected the wounded concern of summertime accomplishment Wilson.

"Sadly Harry Wilson is retired for this crippled with a quadriceps injury," said the German brag successful his pre-match property league connected Friday (September 18) afternoon.

"He reported immoderate problems aft the past crippled and besides during this grooming week. He volition astir apt besides miss the Wales games truthful not bully quality for him."

Farke was capable to manus Leeds supporters a much affirmative soundbite connected midfield Gruev, who has not featured astatine each truthful acold this play arsenic helium recovers from a superior genu occupation picked up successful May.

"After this semipermanent injury, it was important to get his archetypal minutes successful the Under-21s game. He played astir 90 minutes, it was bully for his assurance and his body. He is disposable for the weekend," said Farke erstwhile quizzed connected the Bulgarian midfielder.

Which games could Wilson miss?

As confirmed by Farke, Wilson volition beryllium sidelined for Sunday afternoon's sojourn of Crystal Palace to Elland Road, wherever Leeds volition look to widen their unbeaten Premier League commencement to 5 matches.

The wounded quality is besides a large stroke for the hopes of Wales successful UEFA Nations League A, with Craig Bellamy's broadside playing 4 matches implicit the September/October planetary interruption against Portugal, Denmark and Norway.

Wales person been drawn into a peculiarly pugnacious radical - adjacent by League A standards - and it is imaginable that they are retired of contention for a top-two decorativeness earlier Wilson tin diagnostic successful the competition, perchance successful November.