After the two-week international break, Leeds United will return to Championship action on Sunday when they take on Swansea City away from home at the Swansea.com Stadium.
Leeds beat Queens Park Rangers 2-0 at Elland Road just before the international break.
It came after a 1-0 defeat for Leeds at the hands of Millwall and saw them enhance their chances of finishing in the top two of the Championship table this season.
Daniel Farke’s side are third, two points behind Sunderland and Sheffield United, who are first and second respectively.
| Position | Team | Played MP | Won W | Drawn D | Lost L | For GF | Against GA | Diff GD | Points Pts |
| 1 |  SunderlandSunderland | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 31 |
| 2 |  Sheff UtdSheffield Utd | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 31 |
| 3 |  LeedsLeeds | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 29 |
| 4 |  BurnleyBurnley | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 27 |
| 5 |  West BromWest Brom | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 25 |
Swansea are stuck in mid-table. Luke Williams’s team are 11th with 19 points, 10 points behind Leeds.
Leeds will head into the match against Swansea as favourites, and we have done an early predicted line-up below.
How Leeds United could line up against Swansea City
Goalkeeper
Illan Meslier has made mistakes for Leeds this season, but he is the undisputed number one for Farke.
Although Karl Darlow played well for Wales over the international break, he is unlikely to get the nod over Meslier against Swansea.
Defence
Jayden Bogle, Joe Rodon, Pascal Struijk and Sam Byram will be the four defenders. Junior Firpo is suspended anyway, so that makes Farke’s job slightly easier in terms of keeping Byram in the team.
Holding Midfield
Joe Rothwell and Ao Tanaka have been the two best midfielders in the Championship this season. Tanaka was on international duty with Japan, but that should not affect anything in terms of his position in the starting line-up.
Attacking midfielder
Wilfried Gnonto has been playing well for Leeds this season. Gnonto, who turned out for the Italy Under-21 side during the international break, has scored two goals and given five assists in 15 Championship games.
Brenden Aaronson should keep his place in the team, but Manor Solomon is likely to be dropped.
Solomon “looks miles off it” for Leeds this season, so Farke is likely to bring Daniel James into the team in place of the Israel international winger.
Attack
Joel Piroe will lead the line for Leeds against Swansea.
Predicted Leeds XI vs Swansea City: Meslier; Bogle, Rodon, Struijk, Byram; Rothwell, Tanaka; Gnonto, Aaronson, Dan James; Piroe
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