Leeds United visit Molineux tonight as Jesse Marsch takes charge of his fourth match as Whites boss. The American head coach has so far presided over two defeats and one win, coming in Leeds' most recent fixture: a 2-1 home triumph over Norwich City.
While the Canaries ultimately proved to be cannon fodder, the prospect of facing notoriously goalshy Wolverhampton Wanderers this evening is a different proposition altogether. In 29 Premier League matches this season, Wolves' games have seen a cumulative total of 52 goals. Leeds on the other hand have conceded 65 themselves, scoring 31.
Bruno Lage's side are without Pedro Neto, Nelson Semedo and Ki-Jana Hoever tonight, but are able to count on several familiar names, including Ruben Neves, Raul Jimenez and Conor Coady from the start. Leeds name a largely unchanged starting XI in the West Midlands, but are without Brazilian winger Raphinha. He misses out entirely, not listed in the matchday squad.
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Kalvin Phillips and Liam Cooper return to the squad for the first time since December 5, but are restricted to places on the bench with Jesse Marsch unwilling to risk their fitness from the start following a three-month injury lay-off. Junior Firpo, Tyler Roberts and Jamie Shackleton miss out through injury. Firpo is expected to be sidelined for between three-to-five weeks, while Roberts' season appears to be over after undergoing successful surgery on a hamstring injury. Shackleton meanwhile, picked up a knock in the U23s' 3-0 win over Manchester United U23s on Tuesday evening.
Here is the starting XI and substitutes named by Jesse Marsch as he chases his first win on the road as Leeds United head coach.
Leeds United starting XI: Meslier, Ayling, Llorente, Struijk, Dallas, Forshaw, Klich, Harrison, James, Bamford, Rodrigo
Substitutes: Klaesson, Cresswell, Greenwood, Gelhardt, Koch, Cooper, Phillips, Summerville, Kenneh
