Leeds United lineup vs. Burnley: Predicted XI for Premier League fixture as Noah Okafor looks to continue hot streak

Noah Okafor enters Friday’s clash with Burnley successful scintillating signifier for Daniel Farke’s side, having netted 5 of his 7 goals for the nine since the opening of February, cementing his presumption arsenic the Whites’ astir potent attacking threat.

While Dominic Calvert-Lewin inactive leads the scoring charts for Leeds with 11 strikes this campaign, the England planetary has recovered the backmost of the nett conscionable erstwhile successful his past 8 outings and has not scored from unfastened play since February’s triumph implicit Nottingham Forest.

Farke’s enactment process is aided by a comparatively steadfast squad, though Ilia Gruev is simply a confirmed semipermanent absentee aft being ruled retired for the remainder of the play with a genu injury.

The Leeds aesculapian unit volition besides look a precocious determination connected Gabriel Gudmundsson’s hamstring issue, though James Justin is acceptable to deputise astatine near wing-back, with Jayden Bogle featuring connected the other wing.

With Gruev sidelined, Ethan Ampadu and Ao Tanaka are poised to proceed their concern successful the motor room, providing a sturdy antiaircraft screen.

This cardinal duo volition connection the indispensable state for Brenden Aaronson to run successful a much precocious originative role, with Okafor and Calvert-Lewin posing a goalscoring threat.

The antiaircraft enactment could diagnostic 1 alteration if Gudmundsson misses out, with Joe Rodon replacing the hamstrung subordinate successful the XI, frankincense seeing Justin determination from centre-back to wing-back, with Rodon partnering Jaka Bijol and Pascal Struijk.

Behind them, Karl Darlow volition instrumentality betwixt the sticks aft sitting retired past weekend’s FA Cup semi-final defeat to Chelsea, arsenic Leeds look to support a cleanable expanse against the Clarets.

Leeds United imaginable starting lineup: 

Darlow; Rodon, Bijol, Struijk; Bogle, Ampadu, Tanaka, Justin; Aaronson, Okafor; Calvert-Lewin

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