Leeds United face Ipswich Town in a huge automatic promotion race six-pointer at Elland Road on Saturday – but four players have already been ruled out. 
Whites boss Daniel Farke must decide whether or not to make changes following Saturday’s 1-1 draw at home to Coventry City which followed the midweek 1-0 reverse at Sunderland. The return of one point from a last possible six has left third-placed Leeds ten points behind Saturday’s visitors Ipswich in the Championship’s second automatic promotion place and 13 points adrift of leaders Leicester City. The Whites are also now level on points with fourth-placed Southampton.
Farke is set to hold his pre-match press conference ahead of the Ipswich visit on Thursday but four players have already been ruled out although a pair have now returned. Here, we run through the early injury news from both camps ahead of Saturday’s lunchtime showdown at Elland Road.
1. Sam Byram (out)
Byram has a hamstring injury and is not expected back until the new year.
2. Jamie Shackleton (out)
Shackleton is expected back before Byram but is out with a glute injury.
2. Jamie Shackleton (out)
Shackleton is expected back before Byram but is out with a glute injury.
4. Lee Evans (out)
Evans is currently the sole Ipswich injury but a longer term one as he continues his recovery from a knee injury. Speaking before the weekend’s 2-2 draw at home to Norwich City, boss Kieran McKenna told the East Anglian Daily Times: “”Everyone’s recovered. The couple of little knocks we had after Tuesday have recovered well, so it was only Lee Evans (long-term knee injury) who didn’t train today. That puts us in a good position.”
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