Leeds United will hope to have at one player out of the two back in time for Saturday's clash with Manchester City
Isaac Johnson Leeds United reporter
05:00, 25 Feb 2026
Gabriel Gudmundsson is a small question mark
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Gabriel Gudmundsson is a small question mark(Image: Nigel French/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images)
Leeds United’s injury list has significantly thinned over the past week with a number returning to action.
Pascal Struijk and Anton Stach missed a handful of games with respective hip flexor issues but both came back into the starting XI in Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Aston Villa, the latter producing a marvellous free-kick to take his goals tally for the season up to four.
Daniel James also returned from a back issue that caused him to miss the FA Cup fourth round win over Birmingham City as a precaution. He has played just 20 minutes since recovering from his long-term hamstring injury, failing to come off the bench at the weekend.
There is now only one player known to be battling injury at the time of writing while there is a slight concern over a teammate for another reason. Daniel Farke is expected to provide an update on Thursday.
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Noah Okafor
Summer signing Okafor pulled up with a hamstring injury following a sprint against Birmingham and had to be withdrawn a few minutes before the end of regulation time.
Saturday was only the second Premier League game he has missed this season despite his various muscle injuries since arriving. Last week, the recovery outlook was between two and four weeks.
That means as a best case scenario, he is back for the home clash with Sunderland on March 3, but there is a chance that he sits out until after the international break if the worst outcome prevails.
What Daniel Farke said: “Yes, sadly, Noah Okafor has suffered an injury in the last cup game, a hamstring injury. He will be out for between two and four weeks.
“It is a bit too early to judge but he will definitely miss the next two games, so definitely the Villa game and also the Man City game.”
Possible return date: March 3 vs Sunderland
Gabriel Gudmundsson
Gudmundsson had to come off at half-time at Aston Villa due to feeling ill, having looked a touch out of sorts during the first 45 minutes - which included him giving away a corner with an uncharacteristically wayward pass backwards while under no pressure.
The Swede, one of the signings of the summer, has started 25 of his 26 Premier League games. The hope is that he has had time to recover ahead of the visit of Man City this weekend - the reverse fixture being the only league game he was benched for.
What Daniel Farke said: “He’s ill. Sadly in the last days, he felt more and more unwell. We were a bit concerned this morning that he could start. I was very happy that he was ready to start.
“There was no temperature, and he played this part in order to play a really, really good, solid first half. And we went into the dressing room with a clean sheet. I would have preferred him to stay a bit longer.”
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Possible return date: February 28 vs Manchester City