Leeds United will be without Diego Llorente and Kalvin Phillips for the Premier League clash with Crystal Palace but Raphinha could feature, Marcelo Bielsa has said.
The Whites are looking to bounce back following the 4-1 defeat to Leicester City on Monday when they travel to the capital to face Roy Hodgson's side at Selhurst Park.
Summer signing Llorente will be unavailable for the clash and Phillips will also remain on the sideline as he continues his recovery from a shoulder injury. Summer signing Rodrigo continues to self-isolate after his positive Covid-19 test.
Speaking at the pre-match press conference on Thursday, Bielsa confirmed the two absentees: "The situation with Rodrigo will be evaluated next week. Llorente and Phillips won’t be available for the game on Saturday. The rest are in conditions to participate."
However, deadline day signing Raphinha could make an appearance as Bielsa still has a decision to make on the Brazilian winger.
"I haven’t decided just yet. We’re going to wait until tomorrow to see if it is convenient whether we can count on him or not."
Rodrigo misses his second match after beginning his self-isolation ahead of the Leicester defeat, but Bielsa is confident there are alternatives to call upon.
"For every position on the pitch we have various options. We have some options. In the number nine and ten positions, Rodrigo is an option, but not the only option.
"It’s always good to have everyone available but the design of the squad is that we can overcome these problems.
"When a player is missing we cannot say he is not missed because that would not be the case but also because he’s missing we cant resolve his absence. For every game all teams are missing four or five players."
Leeds face Palace at Selhurst Park in a 3pm kick-off on Saturday afternoon.
