Leeds United squad news as Daniel Farke makes a surprise team change against Norwich City

Play-off football has brought a change for Daniel Farke as he looks to reset the script for Leeds United after a terrible end to the regular season. Daniel James is back in the team and on the bench after recovering from a rib cartilage injury and a torn oblique abdominal muscle.

Meanwhile, it is Archie Gray who comes in for Joel Piroe in the line-up, meaning either there will be a formation change or the teenager will be the attacking central midfielder behind Georginio Rutter at the top of the attack. No matter how he shakes, this is a departure from the norm for Farke.

To change the starting line-up for the first time this season in a game of this magnitude is out of character for Farke. Alternatively, Gray will play behind Rutter and the manager admitted he was not working with Piroe at the top of the attack.

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Today’s referee against Norwich is Josh Smith and he is assisted by Matthew Jones, Sam Lewis and Stephen Martin (fourth official). The last time these two sides met in Norfolk was last October when the Whites were 2-0 down at half-time but fought back in the second half to win 3-2 with a draw from Crysencio Summerville.

Leeds United: Illan Meslier; Sam Byram, Joe Rodon, Ethan Ampadu, Junior Firpo; Ilia Gruev, Glen Kamara; Wilfried Gnonto, Archie Gray, Crysencio Summerville; Georginio Rutter.

Substitutes: Karl Darlow, Charlie Cresswell, Liam Cooper, Joel Piroe, Jaidon Anthony, Jamie Shackleton, Joe Gelhardt, Connor Roberts, Mateo Joseph.