Leeds United Under-21s return to Premier League 2 action in London this afternoon with a challenging fixture against Chelsea Under-21s.
Ahead of kick-off, Scott Gardner has named his side to take on the Blues, with three changes made to the lineup that faced Manchester City Under-21s last time out.
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Darryl Ombang returns in goal, alongside a backline of Jacob Howard, Luke Matykiewicz and Jayden Lienou. Freddie Lane, Ollie Pickles, Alfie Cresswell and Coban Bird make up an unchanged midfield.
And in a trio of attackers, Rhys Chadwick starts alongside Harvey Vincent and Callum Mills, who replace Josh McDonald and Sam Chambers.
On the substitutes bench, goalkeeper Robbie Cook is joined by new signing Edward Ibrovic-Fletcher, Kenneth Mensah, Jack Morris and Loui Whitehead.
Action gets underway from Chelsea’s Cobham Training Centre at 1pm.
Starting XI: Ombang (GK), Lane, Lienou, Pickles, Howard, Matykiewicz, Mills, Cresswell (C), Vincent, Chadwick, Bird.
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Subs: Cook (GK), Ibrovic-Fletcher, Mensah, Morris, Whitehead.
Chelsea: Bernal (GK), Antwi, Murray-Campbell, Subuloye, Emenalo, McMahon, Lavia, Mheuka (C), Walsh, Kavuma-McQueen.
Subs: Sands (GK), Wilson, Harrison, Dyer, Eboue.