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Joshua Hobbs

Pick your Leeds United XI as Whites bid for Premier League survival against Brentford

It's do-or-die time for Leeds United this weekend. Regardless of what happens in Burnley's game against Newcastle, Leeds must take something from Brentford in order to stand a chance to stay up. Whether it will need to be a win or a draw will depend on what happens at Turf Moor. if Burnley lose, a draw will keep Leeds up, whilst they will need to win if the Clarets draw. A win for Burnley means that Leeds cannot survive.

With such a crucial match ahead and a win likely to be required, Jesse Marsch may need to be aggressive in his team selection. However, he cannot afford to be so open as to throw away a chance of getting a draw which would keep the side up, should Burnley lose to in-form Newcastle.

After his piece of magic to assist Pascal Struijk's late equaliser against Brighton last weekend, Joe Gelhardt seems a certainty to start up-front. Meanwhile, Jamie Shackleton may be one to go for at right back, in order to have a more attacking option than Robin Koch, who played there in the previous game.

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At centre-back, there may be another question, as Diego Llorente has had several poor moments in recent weeks. He was caught out badly by Danny Welbeck for the Seagulls' goal and there is an argument that Koch would be more reliable at centre back, with Charlie Cresswell's aerial ability an option to defend against Brentford's excellent set-pieces.

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