Leeds United host Tottenham Hotspur at Elland Road this afternoon, hoping to avoid six consecutive fixtures without victory in the Premier League.
The six-game winless stretch at the beginning of this season is the longest period without a win for Leeds whilst under the stewardship of Marcelo Bielsa.
To repeat that twice in the same season would signal cause for concern, even with the difficult run of fixtures the Whites have faced.
Fortunately, Bielsa divulged in his pre-match press conference on Friday morning that defenders Diego Llorente and Robin Koch would be available for selection this weekend.
Koch missed the midweek trip to Liverpool whilst following concussion protocols, and Llorente sat out Anfield with a reported hamstring issue.
Their presence in the squad this afternoon is a welcome boost, especially given comments made by Marcelo Bielsa yesterday morning.
"In our squad, the positions of right centre back, left centre-back and defensive mid have five players who occupy those positions. Those positions are occupied by Llorente, Koch, Phillips, Pascal and Cooper.
"Those six players, at the same time, five were missing. So that situation I resolved it by putting Ayling as a centre-back and putting Forshaw as a defensive mid," Bielsa said, making reference to the several simultaneous absentees in key positions.
With Llorente and Koch back in the mix, Bielsa at least has three of his five core defensive players at his disposal.
The head coach has named an XI which has the potential to be fluid in-game, as he did at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last November.
Raphinha was left out of Leeds' starting XI during the defeat by Manchester United at Elland Road six days ago.
He made an immediate return to the starting line-up against Liverpool in midweek, but struggled to hit top gear, even if he did see one attempt ruled out for offside.
Today, he retains his place in Bielsa's selection, despite a difficult personal run of form.
Daniel James continues in attack, deputising at No. 9 in the absence of Patrick Bamford.
Mateusz Klich and Rodrigo drop to the bench as Diego Llorente and Robin Koch make immediate returns to the XI.
Bielsa has named a midfield which consists of Adam Forshaw, Stuart Dallas and Robin Koch as a result.
Here is the full Leeds United starting XI and substitutes to face Antonio Conte's Tottenham Hotspur.
Leeds XI: Meslier; Ayling, Llorente, Struijk, Firpo; Koch, Forshaw, Dallas; Raphinha, Harrison, James
Subs: Klaesson, Cresswell, Roberts, Gelhardt, Summerville, Shackleton, Rodrigo, Kenneh, Klich
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