KEY GAMEWEEK 25 INJURY NEWS FROM WEDNESDAYLEEDS UNITED<\/p>\n
Leeds look set to be without\u00a0Anton Stach\u00a0in Gameweeks 25 and 26 due to a hip issue. Daniel Farke didn\u2019t completely rule him out of Friday\u2019s visit of Forest but estimated an absence of 10-14 days.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe only negative news is that Anton Stach is struggling with some hip problems after the last gameday and it looks that he\u2019s likely to miss the game on Friday and also the Chelsea game. So, definitely not good news with him because he\u2019s obviously an important player for us.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s probably a situation of being out for 10 to 14 days \u2013 at least, this is what the doctor says at the moment. So, it\u2019s pretty likely that he will miss the game on Friday.\u201d \u2013 Daniel Farke<\/p>\n
Lukas Nmecha (hamstring)\u00a0is also expected to miss out again.<\/p>\n
\u201cLukas Nmecha is not in team training yet. We have two more days. It\u2019s probably unlikely that he will make it for this game but he\u2019s also not too far away. We\u2019ll see.\u201d \u2013 Daniel Farke on Lukas Nmecha<\/p>\n
There is some positive news, at least.<\/p>\n
Jaka Bijol (hamstring) is back in training after missing the last three Gameweeks.<\/p>\n
\u201cJaka Bijol, since today, back in team training. We have to wait right now how his body reacts, but that\u2019s definitely a positive for us.\u201d \u2013 Daniel Farke<\/p>\n
And James Justin has seemingly recovered from the toe injury that forced him off at half-time last weekend.<\/p>\n
\u201cJames Justin, back in team training. Thank God, it was just a bruise and not a broken toe. He\u2019s also available for the weekend. Definitely good news.\u201d \u2013 Daniel Farke<\/p>\n
Daniel James (hamstring), absent since late November, has also got a full week of training under his belt, so could feature.<\/p>\n
\u201cDaniel James is making progress. Very good news.\u201d \u2013 Daniel Farke<\/p>\n
It sounds like loanee Facundo Buonanotte isn\u2019t in starting contention just yet, meanwhile.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has not played much football in the last months. Obviously not for Chelsea, also not for Brighton before, even not for Leicester that much. For that, if you bring a player on loan in, you then can\u2019t expect, in such a situation, that straight away he comes in and is way better than the options that we have already, who have done so well for us, or relatively well, to bring us at least into this position.<\/p>\n
\u201cFacundo gets all our support, all our backing, all our help in training to reach his top fitness level, to reach his top confidence level, to reach his top rhythm in the game. But it\u2019s totally up to him to step through the door. And if he does so, yeah, then happy days.\u201d \u2013 Daniel Farke on Facundo Buonanotte<\/p>\n
NOTTINGHAM FOREST<\/p>\n
Matz Sels (groin) and Callum Hudson-Odoi (shoulder), who both came off at half-time last weekend, are doubts for the trip to Elland Road.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is still a bit sore. We are waiting over the next 48 hours, obviously pre-game, to get some more advice on it. We will take an opinion over the next couple of days before we know more about the length of it. We have got a chance of it, so we will see how it settles.\u201d \u2013 Sean Dyche on Matz Sels\u2019 injury<\/p>\n
\u201cCallum has got a knock on his shoulder. A funny one, he landed awkwardly on it. We have had it checked, and there\u2019s nothing too serious, but it is a painful one. We will have to probably make a decision on that, certainly not today, yet again in the next 36 hours, in preparation for the game. We will know more about that.<\/p>\n
\u201cMatz and the others that are just longer-term situations are all settling and going in the right direction.\u201d \u2013 Sean Dyche<\/p>\n
Nicolo Savona (knee), Chris Wood\u00a0(knee) and\u00a0John Victor\u00a0(knee) remain on the injury list.<\/p>\n
Neco Williams meanwhile serves a one-match ban after his goal-denying handball in Gameweek 24.<\/p>\n
With Williams and Savona out, there\u2019s a chance that deadline-day signing Luca Netz gets thrown straight in at the deep end at full-back.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will see. He has only just trained today, so that\u2019s the first time we\u2019ve seen him. So, we\u2019ll make a call on that one.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a young up-and-coming player, I think. Adds balance, [we\u2019re] a bit limited in that position or with natural players in that position, that is. So yeah, I think he\u2019s one amongst a number of players here who have been bought in for the \u2018what comes next\u2019-type thing. Doesn\u2019t mean he can\u2019t play now, by the way, but I think there is a future thinking behind that, as well.\u201d \u2013 Sean Dyche on Luca Netz\u2019s chances of featuring<\/p>\n
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