Four changes for Leeds. Lucas Perri starts in goal, Jaka Bijol, Noah Okafor and Ao Tanaka in for Karl Darlow, Pascal Struijk, Anton Stach and Jack Harrison, all benched. Darlow actually played OK v Burnley so that one is something of a shock decision.
Nobody played OK for West Ham on Monday but only two changes made, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and El Hadji Malick Diouf in for Kyle Walker-Peters and Mateus Fernandes, one summer signing in, two out. Which says a lot for the summer business.
t is a chilly night at Elland Road as Leeds enter a very difficult period of the season. They lost last time out at Burnley and their November fixtures see them travel to Brighton, Nottingham Forest and Manchester City, with their only home clash coming against Aston Villa. This feels like a game Leeds need to win, having not secured maximum points in over a month.
West Ham are in a relegation battle and Nuno Espirito Santo knows it. This looks a poor side short on confidence and he needs to return things around quickly. There were positive signs in his first game in charge at Everton but losses to Arsenal and Brentford will have done little to boost the confidence. A big win under the lights tonight could ignite his tenure.
