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Marcelo Bielsa confirms Leeds United's starting XI to face Wolves

Marcelo Bielsa has recalled Tyler Roberts into his starting line-up for tonight's clash at Wolverhampton Wanderers.

The Whites travel to the West Midlands looking to get back to winning ways following last weekend's 4-2 defeat at Arsenal and still have a number of players missing through injury.

Kalvin Phillips misses his second game in a row with a calf injury, while record signing Rodrigo is still recovering from a groin problem.

Roberts makes just his third start of the season as he replaces Gjanni Alioski in the starting line-up.

Illan Meslier continues in goal, with a likely defence of Jamie Shackleton in at right-back, Luke Ayling partnering Liam Cooper in the middle and Stuart Dallas in at left-back in place of Alioski. .

Pascal Struijk is set to continue to deputies for Phillips in midfield, with Mateusz Klich and Roberts further in front of him.

Wide-men Raphinha and Jack Harrison will be looking to continue their recent good form, with top scorer Patrick Bamford leading the line again.

Bielsa also has the option of putting Struijk back into defence, which would see Ayling return to right-back and move Shackleton to defensive midfield.

Alioski takes Roberts' place on the bench, with Diego Llorente returning to the matchday squad. Pablo Hernandez and Helder Costa are the other senior figures in the 20-man squad, with a host of under-23s, including Joe Gelhardt, alos on there.

Leeds begin the weekend sitting 11th in the Premier League table and know that win over 12th-placed Wolves would see them move back into the top half ahead of the rest of the weekend's fixtures.

Leeds United XI: Meslier; Shackleton, Ayling, Cooper, Dallas; Struijk; Raphinha, Klich, Roberts, Raphinha: Bamford

Subs: Casilla, Alioski, Llorente, Davis, Costa, Jenkins, Huggins, Hernandez, Gelhardt

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