Leeds United boss Daniel Farke has received a fitness boost ahead of his side’s trip to Wolves after a key player was spotted in training.
Daniel Farke has several injury doubts for his side’s Premier League clash against Wolves as Leeds look to secure a second win of the season.
Karl Darlow will continue in goal after impressing against Fulham, as new signing Lucas Perri continues his recovery from a leg injury.
As Leeds struggle for goals, Farke also has doubts over the fitness of key forwards Willy Gnonto and Dan James, with James leaving the field at Craven Cottage just minutes after he was introduced as a substitute. In better news, both Joel Piroe and Ao Tanaka should be in contention.
Now, training footage from the build-up to the Wolves game has hinted that Gnonto could still feature at Molineux, after he was pictured playing a full part for the Whites.
Willy Gnonto trains ahead of Wolves vs Leeds United
In a boost for Leeds fans eager to see Gnonto given a chance in the Leeds side, the Italian forward is in training with the team, as shown in a video shared by the club’s media team.
Gnonto can be seen warming up with the team before scoring a goal in a small-sided game, showing no effects of the calf injury which has troubled him in the build-up to the game.
However, there is no sign of James in the training footage, which suggests that he will be absent from the squad that travels to face Wolves.
Farke mounted a strong defence of Brenden Aaronson in his pre-match press conference following the game against Fulham.
The US international now looks set to start a second consecutive game, with James likely to miss the game, although Jack Harrison could still come into contention.
Leeds United’s all-time record against Wolves
According to the information maintained on LUFCData, Leeds have a strong historical track record against Wolves, which is a good omen for this weekend’s fixture.
Leeds could equal a record set by Don Revie with a fourth consecutive league win at Molineux, and the Whites have an overall win percentage of 43% in the 104 meetings between the two clubs.
During that time, Leeds have won 45, drawn 23 and lost 36 in total, scoring 140 goals and conceding 129.
Rodrigo Moreno inspired Leeds to a win on their last visit to Molineux, as the Whites secured a 4-2 win under Javi Gracia.
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