Daniel Farke will potentially make a host of changes as Leeds United face Watford in the Championship.
The Whites will travel to Vicarage Road on Tuesday (11 February) to get back to winning ways.
In the fourth round of the FA Cup on Saturday (8 February), the Peacocks lost 2-0 to Millwall as Femi Azeez scored a brace.
While the Elland Road faithful will be disappointed to have been eliminated from the domestic cup competition, they have much to look forward to in the league.
Leeds United predicted XI v Watford
Farke may revamp his starting lineup with seven changes as they look to secure top spot in the Championship.
Illan Meslier will likely replace Karl Darlow in between the sticks, with Jayden Bogle and Junior Firpo getting into the backline.
Ethan Ampadu and Pascal Struijk will likely continue despite the Welshman having one of his worst displays in a Whites shirt against Millwall.
Josuha Guilavogui wasn’t at his best either for Leeds and should have arguably been sent off against the Lions for a nasty tackle.
It wouldn’t be surprising to see the French midfielder drop to the bench in favour of Ilia Gruev, with Ao Tanaka possibly replacing Joe Rothwell.
Daniel Farke to make changes up front v Watford
Monor Solomon and Brenden Aaronson should be back in the team, with Wilfried Gnonto the only attacker keeping his place.
Mateo Joseph was unable to make much of an impact in the disappointing loss in the FA Cup, and Joel Piroe will seemingly be preferred over the Spaniard.
Farke has heavily relied on the Dutchman to score goals consistently, and it would have made sense for the Whites to sign a new striker in the winter transfer window.
Cameron Archer had been linked with the West Yorkshire club, but they failed to secure his services from Southampton.
There is an evident lack of goals in the Peacocks’ squad, and the German manager needs to change things up a bit to get the best out of them.
While the Whites’ 7-0 win over Cardiff City on 1 February was encouraging, they need to produce similar performances more regularly.
Farke’s team are first with 66 points in the league, but Sheffield United are just two points behind them with a long way to go in the season.
