Leeds United head coach Marcelo Bielsa insists Patrick Bamford is not injured ahead of Wednesday's Premier League clash with Newcastle United.
It had been rumoured that Bamford - Leeds' top scorer - could be sidelined for the game against Newcastle at Elland Road after being substituted during the closing stages of the 2-1 defeat to West Ham United on Friday night.
But when asked if Bamford was injured, Bielsa - speaking at his pre-match press conference on Monday afternoon - simply replied (via a translator): "No."
The Leeds boss was otherwise remaining tight-lipped about his team selection, having named his starting line-up in advance of the West Ham game.
Asked if he thought that had been the right thing to do and if he would do it again, Bielsa said: "Nothing about it was incorrect.
"It would be incorrect if we thought that knowing the XI of the opponent gives you an important advantage. For me it doesn’t give you an important advantage.
"From now on to avoid any backlash I will not continue to give answers on the players who can or cannot play on the weekend.
"Imagine that the manager of West Ham says I anticipated the team due to vanity. For me to name the team ahead of time is something I shouldn’t do.
"Anyhow, the formation, the XI I gave last week without knowingly giving it, because they asked me about a certain position in particular and I spontaneously gave the XI with the player playing in that position."
Meanwhile, Pablo Hernandez could feature for Leeds against Newcastle.
He returned to the squad against West Ham after missing five games due to injury - but was an unused substitute.
Hernandez stepped up his fitness with an outing for the under-23s against Aston Villa on Sunday.
Diego Llorente, Robin Koch, Gaetano Berardi and Adam Forshaw will all be absent against Newcastle due to injuries.
