Marcelo Bielsa set to shuffle his pack for Leeds’ Carabao Cup clash with Preston
Posted Monday, August 27, 2018 by PA
Leeds head coach Marcelo Bielsa is set to make wholesale changes for the visit of Preston in the second round of the Carabao Cup.
After seeing his side stretch their unbeaten run under him to six games with a 3-0 win at Norwich on Saturday, Bielsa will place his trust in his fringe players to secure Leeds’ progress in the League Cup.
The likes of summer recruits Patrick Bamford, Jack Harrison and Jamal Blackman are set to start, along with youngsters Jamie Shackleton and Tom Pearce.
Luke Ayling, Kalvin Phillips and Samuel Saiz could be rested after starting every game so far this season, with Middlesbrough next up on Friday in the Sky Bet Championship.
Preston boss Alex Neil may decide to keep changes to a minimum after his inexperienced team suffered a third league defeat of the campaign at Derby.
Tom Clarke, Alan Browne, Paul Gallagher, Billy Bodin and Sean Maguire missed the 2-0 reverse and are all unlikely to feature at Elland Road.
Chris Maxwell could get the nod in goal after starting the 3-1 win over Morecambe in the previous round, with Calum Woods, Daniel Johnson, Jordan Storey and Josh Earl among Neil’s other options.
Preston have yet to taste victory on the road this term, losing all three matches without scoring a goal.
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