Daniel Farke has named his Leeds United XI to take on Burnley this afternoon
Isaac Johnson Leeds United reporter
13:53, 18 Oct 2025
Jack Harrison starts his first Premier League game of the season
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Jack Harrison starts his first Premier League game of the season(Image: Richard Sellers/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images)
Daniel Farke has, by de facto, decided to start Jack Harrson on the left wing against Burnley in this afternoon's Premier League match at Turf Moor, with Noah Okafor absent from the Leeds United squad.
Okafor was a doubt going into the game having picked up an adductor complaint during the international break, despite not getting called up by Switzerland, and rumours on Friday suggested he had not made the cut.
This has now been confirmed, meaning Harrison gets his first Premier League start this season. Aaronson starts his fifth straight game on the right despite a quick turnaround from international duty with the USA, who played in the early hours of Wednesday UK time.
Main striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin is hunting for his own second goal, having yet to score since the win over Wolverhampton Wanderers last month.
Farke had already made clear in Thursday that Karl Darlow would start in goal, despite Lucas Perri returning to team training. The Brazilian is not yet up to full speed and could take a few weeks to get back to the required level.
The back four stays the same with Jayden Bogle and Gabriel Gudmundsson at full-back with Pascal Struijk once again getting the nod to partner Wales goalscorer Joe Rodon in the heart of the defence. It means Jaka Bijol is still waiting for his Premier League debut, for now.
Ethan Ampadu anchors the midfield once again with the in-form Sean Longstaff selected to play just ahead alongside Anton Stach. Ao Tanaka, therefore, stays on the bench.
A mention for Daniel James, who has remarkably made the bench despite suffering a foot injury that was expected to keep him out for at least a month. Two weeks later and he's back.
Leeds XI: Darlow; Bogle, Rodon, Struijk, Gudmundsson; Stach, Ampadu, Longstaff; Aaronson, Calvert-Lewin, Harrison.
Subs: Perri, Justin, Bijol, Bornauw, Gruev, Tanaka, James, Nmecha, Piroe.
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