Last Updated: March 11, 2021 6:05 pm
Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa has provided a fitness update on his squad, ahead of the club’s upcoming meeting with Chelsea.
Elland Road clash
The Whites are set to return to action on Saturday afternoon, in a Premier League showdown with Thomas Tuchel’s in-form Chelsea.
Leeds will head into proceedings in search of a bounce-back result, having fallen to defeat in 4 of their last 5 in the English top-flight.
The latest of these came on Monday night, when an action-packed affair eventually saw Bielsa and co. put to the sword by 2 goals to nil, at West Ham.
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Chelsea, on the other hand, will of course enter Saturday’s clash at Elland Road brimming with confidence.
This comes with the Blues having enjoyed a superb start to life under the guidance of Thomas Tuchel, and are now unbeaten in their last 12 across all competitions.
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As such, Marcelo Bielsa will no doubt be keen to have as many of his key performers fit and available as possible, ahead of what is no doubt set to prove a tough test in 48 hours’ time.
And, as outlined above, on Thursday, the Leeds boss has moved to provide a fitness update on his squad.
Speaking in a pre-match press conference, Bielsa first confirmed that both Kalvin Phillips and Rodrigo came through unscathed, after returning from respective spells on the sidelines against West Ham:
‘They’re both good’, explained the Argentine.
Bielsa then went on to reveal further positive news on all of Jamie Shackleton, Robin Koch and Gaetano Berardi:
‘Jamie Shackleton is available now, Robin Koch also, Gaetano Berardi also.’
As one Whites trio get set to return, however, another remain on the treatment table:
‘The players not available are Pablo Hernandez, Adam Forshaw and Pascal Struijk.’
📰 Jamie Shackleton, Robin Koch and Gaetano Berardi available as Marcelo gives an update on the squad
— Leeds United (@LUFC) March 11, 2021
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This article was edited by Robert Fosterman.
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| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 17 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 16 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 16 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 13 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 13 |
| Calvert-Lewin, Dominic | Everton FC | 13 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 12 |
| Gundogan, Ilkay | Manchester City FC | 12 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 10 |
| Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa FC | 10 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 9 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 9 |
| Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester City FC | 9 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City FC | 9 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace FC | 9 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 9 |
| Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick | Arsenal FC | 9 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester City FC | 8 |
| Ings, Danny | Southampton FC | 8 |
| Soucek, Tomas | West Ham United FC | 8 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallagher, Conor | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 8 |
| Maguire, Harry | Manchester United FC | 0 | 8 |
| Bellerin, Hector | Arsenal FC | 0 | 8 |
| Milivojevic, Luka | Crystal Palace FC | 1 | 7 |
| Hayden, Isaac | Newcastle United FC | 0 | 8 |
| Lundstram, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 6 |
| Evans, Jonny | Leicester City FC | 0 | 7 |
| Egan, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 6 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 | 6 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 6 |
| Tielemans, Youri | Leicester City FC | 0 | 6 |
| Shaw, Luke | Manchester United FC | 0 | 6 |
| Klich, Mateusz | Leeds United | 0 | 6 |
| Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 0 | 6 |
| Hojbjerg, Pierre | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 0 | 6 |
| Xhaka, Granit | Arsenal FC | 1 | 5 |
| Romeu, Oriol | Southampton FC | 0 | 6 |
| Kante, N`Golo | Chelsea FC | 0 | 6 |
| Phillips, Kalvin | Leeds United | 0 | 6 |
| Luiz, Douglas | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 5 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 13 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 10 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 10 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City FC | 10 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 9 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 7 |
| Cresswell, Aaron | West Ham United FC | 7 |
| Digne, Lucas | Everton FC | 6 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 5 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester City FC | 5 |
| Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 5 |
| Firmino, Roberto | Liverpool FC | 5 |
| Foden, Phil | Manchester City FC | 5 |
| Werner, Timo | Chelsea FC | 5 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 5 |
| Neto, Pedro | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 5 |
| Shaw, Luke | Manchester United FC | 5 |
| Robertson, Andrew | Liverpool FC | 5 |
| Willian | Arsenal FC | 5 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 4 |
Source: 101greatgoals.com
