Leeds United play their first winter friendly in preparation of the Premier League's return this weekend as they face Elche. The Whites have been out training in Spain all week and will step foot onto the field for the first time in just under a month against La Liga's bottom-placed side.
Jesse Marsch will be without a number of first-team players this evening due to a combination of injuries and World Cup involvement, the first of which is in goal. Illan Meslier and Kristoffer Klaesson are both absent due to illness, meaning Joel Robles is likely to start in goal, though it wouldn't be a surprise if he shared 45 minutes with Dani van den Heuvel.
Rasmus Kristensen and Junior Firpo are all definite absentees this evening, while Robin Koch also felt some calf/Achilles discomfort earlier this week and Diego Llorente underwent hand surgery. Unless either are 100% fit, it would be pointless risking the pair at this stage and so the defence could have a makeshift look to it.
