West Ham Utd v Leeds Utd
Sunday 16th January@14:00 | London Stadium
Third Round of the FA Cup
Leeds face their first of two consecutive trips to the London Stadium on Sunday to face West Ham in the Third Round of the FA Cup.
Patrick Bamford is rated 50/50 whether he is fit enough to participate on Sunday. The 28yo has recovered from the hamstring injury he sustained during his goal celebration against Brentford a month ago, but faces a race against time to get match fit. Cooper, Phillips, Shackleton, Struijk and Cresswell all remain on the treatment table. Rodrigo is currently being assessed for his heel injury, but is expected to again miss out.
Diego Llorente and Tyler Roberts are permitted to play in the FA Cup. The duo picked up their 5th bookings of the season against Burnley last weekend, and face a one match suspension. Unfortunately, the ban is competition specific; both will miss the league game on the 16th at the London Stadium. Crysencio Summerville, Cody Draheh and Sam Greenwood are all expected to play some sort in Sunday's proceedings, having played just 45 minutes against Sunderland midweek.
Angelo Ogbonna, Aaron Cresswell and Kurt Zouma are all sidelined with injury whilst Said Benrahma is away on international duty with Algeria. Attacking midfielder Pablo Fornals is available for selection. The Spainish International has been given the all clear following Covid, and is expected to start. Aji Alese, Jamal Baptiste, Manny Longelo and Harrison Ashby are all expected to be given game time by Hammer's boss David Moyes.
