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Leeds United injury news ahead of their clash against Liverpool in the Premier League at Anfield.
Leeds United have suffered an injury blow ahead of their clash against Liverpool.
The Whites earned a 1-1 draw against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on Sunday to pull further clear of the Premier League relegation zone. Leeds came from behind, with Dominic Calvert-Lewin continuing his rampant goalscoring form when netting in the 47th minute. Daniel Farke's side are 16th in the table but importantly seven points above the bottom three.
They now turn their attention to a trip to Liverpool on New Year's Day. Earlier this month, the pair played out a 3-3 draw at Elland Road. The Reds twice threw away the lead.
However, Whites boss Farke does not expect Joe Rodon to be available at Anfield. The defender was forced off in the 30th minute with an ankle injury. Farke said: He has a hit on his ankle, it is pretty swollen. I doubt he will be available for Liverpool and the FA Cup games.”
Leeds are currently missing Daniel James and Sean Longstaff because of injury, although Lukas Nmecha made a return to fitness at Sunderland. On the draw against the Black Cats, Farke said:“The unbeaten run continues. Great mentality to come back. Another point for the table.
“No other team has come away with a better result, Sunderland are unbeaten here. I was not happy in the first 30 minutes, we were not defending well and being aware. Maybe I was slightly louder at half-time than usual.
“We dominated here. The gut feeling is that we could have started the game better. Without the injury, I would have made the change to four at the back. Lots of credit for this away performance. Normally we win this game given the stats. We take the point, a good point, but no dancing tonight because three points were possible.”
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