Leeds United team news: Daniel Farke's nerves eased by forward's scan
Willy Gnonto has recovered from a shoulder injury, giving Daniel Farke the same Leeds United players to choose from for Tuesday's visit of Watford so he must now decide whether or not to change a winning team.
Gnonto had been struggling with his shoulder early in Friday's 2-0 victory over Sheffield United but played through it and won the corner from which Pascal Struijk opened the scoring as his last act before coming off.
Asked how close Gnonto was to being substituted early, Farke said: “Very close. I brougth Manor Solomon to the bench after 10 minutes and he got ready but Willy gave the sign he was okay. I was a nervous because sometimes you can keep going with the adrenaline but there's a serious injury but we scanned it and thankfully it’s just a bruise so he’s available.
"(There are) no big concerns, no one picked up an injury during the game. At this time of year sometimes players are struggling here and there with symptoms of a cold or whatever but nothing that should disturb us from bringing our best possible line-up onto the pitch.
"We have our players who are out for the longer term (Ethan Ampadu, Ilia Gruev and Max Wober) but all the others are available."
Leeds must balance the familiar Championship problem of midweek football but playing on Friday last week has made the task less demanding.
"It could be that once you are playing too long with the same starting line-up could think it could bring new energy," said Farke. "But I think this turnaround is okay.
"Joe (Rothwell) and Ao (Tanaka) were not invlved too much (earlier in the season). Largie (Ramazani) has not started that often so it doesn't feel like we are playing too long.
"We have had four proper nights at home and three days and there would be something wrong if a professional athlete should not be able to do this.
"Of course you want to please the whole squad but we want to win points and sometimes if you rotate too much it could also be that you please no one.”