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Leeds United digest: Casilla FA update, Whites second at Christmas, Polish on Bielsa

Tuesday brought an update from The Football Association on Kiko Casilla, a prediction piece on where Leeds United could be on Christmas Day and the Poland squad's obsession with Marcelo Bielsa.

Here's a look at the latest Leeds United stories.

Kiko Casilla update from The FA after racism charge

Kiko Casilla has been granted an extension until November 27 to respond to his recent charge from The Football Association.

The FA alleges the Leeds United goalkeeper used abusive and/or insulting words towards Jonathan Leko during the match with Charlton Athletic on September 28.

Casilla denies all the allegations, which suggest the Spaniard used words which references race, colour and/or ethnicity.

Read more here.

United second at Christmas: how the Championship may look December 25

Whether you look at the overall Championship table or form table across the past six matches, four or five games of Leeds United’s Christmas run-in are eminently winnable.

There are seven matches between the Whites and being Christmas number one (again), which, as we know, always (not if you’re Leeds) means you win promotion.

Marcelo Bielsa’s side are on the back of a five-match unbeaten run and heading into this next spell as fifth in the form table and third overall.

As we must do when predicting the future, we have to play the forthcoming matches on paper.

Here's the full story.

Lewandowski, Szczesny, Grosicki - Klich on Poles' interests in Bielsa

Mateusz Klich has given insight into how Leeds United head coach Marcelo Bielsa has changed his discipline, even when he’s away with Poland during international breaks.

The 29-year-old has been a frequent fixture in the Poland squad over the course of their successful qualifying campaign for Euro 2020 over the past year.

Klich himself made his international debut back in 2011, but he went for years without receiving a call-up before he put in a string of performances for Leeds under Bielsa last season.

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Visit our  dedicated Leeds United page  for the latest news, views and analysis from Elland Road.

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