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Joshua Hobbs

Leeds United's options for Newcastle clash as injury crisis goes on

Jack Harrison's hat-trick gave Leeds United a fantastic victory over West Ham this weekend and with it three points that take them further away from the danger of relegation. A win against Newcastle United next weekend and they will really pull away from the relegation strugglers, making themselves a much less realistic target for the bottom four to catch due to a significant points gap.

However, the win at the London Stadium didn't come without a cost. The Whites started with Rodrigo - returning from injury after several weeks out - as the only player with meaningful Premier League experience on the bench. However, just after 20 minutes Leeds were forced to make two substitutions as Junior Firpo and Adam Forshaw were forced off with what looked like hamstring injuries.

Leo Hjelde and Lewis Bate were brought on to make their Premier League debuts and there is a good chance Marcelo Bielsa may need to call on them again next weekend against Newcastle.

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