Leeds United boss Jesse Marsch has revealed defender Pascal Struijk will miss the Whites game on Thursday night against Leicester City.
Struijk, who has operated at left-back for the majority of the season for Leeds, has picked up a minor injury that has ruled him out of the game against the Foxes.
Given Leeds need to pick up a result against Leicester after their recent poor run of form, losing Struijk is a blow to their chances.
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It will likely mean Spaniard Junior Firpo, who has rarely featured this season for Leeds due to injury, will start in place of Struijk.
However, there is a chance the Dutch defender will be back involved sooner rather than later, with Marsch hopeful he will be available to face Fulham on Sunday afternoon at Elland Road.
"Adam's [Forshaw] coming back from injury but feeling really good," said Marsch in his pre-match Leicester City press conference.
"Stuart's [Dallas] still injured and Archie Gray [is still injured]. Pascal [Struijk] picked up a little bit of an injury and won't be available for Leicester but we're hopeful that by Sunday he'll be available so we'll see how the next few days go."
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