Daniel Farke says Leeds go into Leeds vs Newcastle with one clear absentee and little else to worry about. The Leeds boss said "it seems like everyone else is available" and added that Leeds have "no fresh injury concerns". Joe Rodon is sidelined with a hamstring injury.
Rodon remains the main absence
Rodon missed Leeds’ draw with Brighton last weekend and was also unavailable for Leeds’ Carabao Cup third round defeat to Chelsea on Wednesday evening. That leaves him as the only confirmed injury problem in Farke’s latest update, which is a better position than Leeds had looked in earlier in the week.
The numbers around Rodon back that up. He has only 2 appearances this season and has played just 124 minutes, so Leeds have not had much of him on the pitch yet. For a team preparing for Newcastle, that is still a gap, but not one that has suddenly grown worse.
Newcastle's own availability issue
Newcastle are expected to be without Joelinton, Dan Burn and William Osula for the fixture, with doubts over Ewen Jaouen and Amar Dedic as well. They also go into the game 17th in the current Premier League table, with 5 points from their opening 3 matches.
Leeds are 13th, so Monday night at Elland Road is a mid-table meeting between two teams carrying their own availability questions. The difference is that Leeds now appear to have far fewer of them, and Rodon remains the only one Farke has clearly ruled out.
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