Stuart Dallas says Leeds United have two secret weapons who will be ‘key’ in the promotion push

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The race for automatic promotion is set for another chapter this weekend with Leeds United, Sheffield United and Burnley in action but all away from home on Saturday.

Both Leeds and Burnley are away from home on Saturday lunchtime, with Leeds going to an improving Luton Town who remain in 23rd place in the table while Burnley take on Frank Lampard’s Coventry City.

Daniel Farke will be relying on his best players and leadership group with Leeds in poor form at the moment, winning just one in five games. But, this Leeds squad have experience of the promotion run-in.

But Farke will need the entire squad including those who aren’t playing to get Leeds over the line and Stuart Dallas has identified two players that will be key over the next few weeks, even if they don’t play.

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Stuart Dallas identifies two secret weapons for Leeds United

Patrick Bamford is fit again for Leeds having returned to training, even if he was not on the bench when Leeds drew with Swansea on the weekend. Indeed, Farke is believed to have a clean bill of health.

Bamford is yet to start a single league game and is firmly the club’s third-choice striker behind Joel Piroe and Mateo Joseph. Neither has Karl Darlow, though Dallas has told the YEP that the duo are crucial.

“Karl Darlow again, another one who is key, Patrick Bamford just for his leadership skills, his calmness. I’m not saying he needs to start him but I think he should be involved in some capacity,” Dallas said.

Could Karl Darlow actually win his first Leeds start on Saturday?

Meslier was guilty of being responsible for Leeds dropping points again last time out, and Aidy White thinks Farke has no choice but to drop Meslier for Darlow. Sam Allardyce says Farke has to drop him.

But Ross McCormack says Farke will keep Meslier in because of the doubts over Darlow, who has not performed well when given a Leeds start. Welsh media praised Darlow in the last international break.

Farke has consistently and constantly defended Meslier and given his past decisions to keep Meslier between the sticks, it is more than likely that the Frenchman continues for the remaining seven matches.