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Leeds down to nine senior first team players ahead of Arsenal clash

talksport.com, 18 December 2021, 15:12
Leeds' clash against Arsenal today is expected to go ahead despite the Whites being down to just nine senior first team players.

A string of COVID-induced cancellations has left the Whites' Premier League tie as Saturday's only top-flight match, with all five other matches postponed due to the pandemic.

Leeds themselves have been experiencing a crisis of their own when it comes to absentees, but only on the injury front, with a flood of players in the treatment room.

Marcelo Bielsa now only has just nine senior first team players to choose from following a shoulder dislocation for Charlie Cresswell in training.

The young defender joins the likes of Patrick Bamford and Kalvin Phillips on the sidelines, with Bielsa down to the bare bones.

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