Six changes were made by Jesse Marsch to the Leeds United team which was narrowly beaten by Tottenham Hotspur in their last public match. Illan Meslier, Rasmus Kristensen, Robin Koch, Tyler Adams, Brenden Aaronson and Wilfried Gnonto were the men to drop out of that line-up in the capital.
Koch and Gnonto are the only members of that sextet to be here in Elche tonight, while Meslier is suffering from a viral illness and the other three continue to recuperate from their World Cup exertions. With no limit on the substitutions available to Marsch, all eight replacements should realistically expect to play after five days of training up the coast at the Oliva Nova resort.
Joel Robles starts between the sticks in the absence of Meslier and Kristoffer Klaesson, while Luke Ayling gets a rare chance from the start at right-back. Adam Forshaw is among the favourites to replace a suspended Adams for Manchester City’s visit, so time for him in the centre with Marc Roca will be critical tonight.
