Scott Parker has several selection headaches ahead of Burnley’s trip to Leeds United with the Clarets likely to be missing as many as nine players due to injury.
Leeds are preparing for a big game on Saturday when they will host fellow promotion contenders Burnley at Elland Road in the Championship.
The Whites are a point and two spots ahead of Burnley in the Championship standings after four games and both being tipped to be strong automatic promotion contenders this season.
Daniel Farke is hopeful that he will have most of his key players fit and ready for the game with Patrick Bamford also expected to return to the squad this week.
However, Burnley are staring at a potential injury crisis ahead of facing Leeds in the big game in West Yorkshire on Saturday.
Leeds United are likely to welcome an injury-stricken Burnley squad this weekend
Burnley boss Scott Parker was already relieved to have more time on the training pitch with the team ahead of the international break but is now facing a severe selection headache ahead of the Leeds game.
According to Leeds Live, the Clarets could be missing as many as nine players from their squad due to several injury issues.
Manuel Benson and Maxime Esteve picked up knocks ahead of the international break and are major doubts for the fixture against Leeds on Saturday.
Jordan Beyer, Hjalmar Ekdal, Aaron Ramsey, Enock Agyei, Mike Tresor and Nathan Redmond are some of the players who are not expected to make the trip to Elland Road.
Midfielder Josh Cullen could return to the squad and long-term absentee Enock Agyei is also closing in on a first-team return with Hannes Delcroix a doubt.
More news on the injury front is expected when Parker sits down for his pre-match press conference this week ahead of the Leeds fixture.
