Early team news as Leeds United visit West Ham for a place in the FA Cup semi-finals.
Leeds United face Premier League rivals West Ham United at the London Stadium for a place in the FA Cup semi-finals today.
Here, we will bring you all of the pre-match build-up to the quarter-final showdown followed by starting line-ups as they are announced and then in-game updates followed by post-match analysis and reaction.
In the meantime, here is the early team news and predicted Whites line-up for the 4.30pm kick-off which is being broadcast on TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate and the new HBO Max streaming service.
Leeds team news
Whites striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin is a doubt for today’s cup clash having experienced a hamstring problem on his return to training this week following England duty.
Calvert-Lewin felt a problem towards the end of training on Wednesday and missed training the following day as he was then sent for a scan on the issue as a precaution.
Boss Daniel Farke was hopeful that the injury was only a minor problem but admitted he could not be sure if Calvert-Lewin would be available for today’s FA Cup quarter-final.
German international midfielder Anton Stach also initially missed training this week due to a hip problem but Stach then returned to training on Thursday and Farke was expecting him to be available for selection.
Left back Gabi Gudmundsson is now back available having served a one-match ban for the Premier League hosting of Brentford in the final game before the international break due to his sending off for a second yellow card in the goalless draw at Crystal Palace.
World Cup-bound Sweden star Gudmundsson was one of a dozen Leeds players away on senior international duty during the March international break but Farke reported no other injuries on Thursday aside from the normal minor issues and knocks.
Predicted Leeds line-up: Perri; Bogle, Justin, Bijol, Struijk, Gudmundsson; Ampadu, Longstaff, Tanaka; Aaronson, Nmecha.
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