![]() By Russ Vernon Venue: Elland Road Competition: Sky Bet Championship Date: Saturday 16th August 2014 Referee: Stuart Attwell (Warwickshire) Team News: Leeds United coach David Hockaday will welcome the two out of three new signings to his squad for the game with Middlesbrough on Saturday. Billy Sharp and Liam Cooper will all come straight into the Leeds squad after arriving at Elland Road this week. While fellow new signing Giuseppe Bellusci missing out after not yet gaining international clearance. Hockaday is expected to restore a number of players to the side who were rested in midweek for the League Cup tie with Accrington. Gaetano Berardi will serve the first game of a three-match suspension for his straight red card in midweek whilst striker Steve Morison is still struggling with a calf injury. Lewis Walters and Aidy White remain sidelined through injury. Middlesbrough boss Aitor Karanka will also include Damia Abella after he completed the signing of Barcelona defender in time for the trip to Leeds. Boro are also trying to bring in Chelsea striker Patrick Bamford in time for the game. Karanka also made a number of changes to the side for their midweek cup win over Oldham Athletic and he is expected to restore a number of those players rested back into the starting line-up. Ben Gibson is still struggling with a hamstring injury whilst former Leeds defender Jonathan Woodgate will be hoping to make his first championship appearance of the season after returning from injury in midweek. Latest Line-Ups from Previous game: Leeds: Silvestri, Berardi, Pearce, Wootton, Warnock, Tonge, Cook, Bianchi, Ajose, Smith, Doukara. Boro: Konstantopoulos, Hines, Woodgate, Ayala, Husband, Nsue, Leadbitter, Whitehead, Reach, Williams, Fewster Previous Meetings 2003-04: Boro 2-3 Leeds; Leeds 0-3 Boro 2010-11: Boro 1-2 Leeds'; Leeds 1-1 Boro 2011-12: Leeds 0-1 Boro; Boro 0-2 Leeds 2012-13: Leeds 2-1 Boro; Boro 1-0 Leeds 2013-14: Leeds 2-1 Boro; Boro 0-0 Leeds Match Prediction: Leeds 2-1 Boro
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gazza
15/8/2014 08:39:45 am
leeds utd just call us the internationals now please, when cellinos finished and we gel f king beware rest of championship, the cosmopolitan internationals here we come the dawning of a new era , and a message to kieran aggard your a greedy ucnt ! you ll regret your greed mate mark my words , your agent has now screwed your life up over a couple of grand, money grabbing wtat
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Paul boyne
15/8/2014 10:56:11 am
We will never get out of the championship at this rate i have been a Leeds fan all my life and I just think cellino is an Italian oyston
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