Leeds United can be with out defender Gabriel Gudmundsson for at the least the following two matches attributable to a hamstring pressure.
The 27-year-old left-back was struggling within the latter phases of Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final loss to Chelsea. The Sweden worldwide stayed on the sector however was unable to run or precisely go to any team-mates.
Supervisor Daniel Farke indicated it was a hamstring problem at Wembley, however talking to reporters on Wednesday, he confirmed how lengthy he could also be with out Gudmundsson in his press convention earlier than the house sport towards Burnley on Friday. Not solely will Gudmundsson be absent for that sport however the journey to north London to face Tottenham Hotspur on Might 11 can be anticipated to return too quickly.
“Sure, (it’s a) hamstring damage,” Farke mentioned. “It’s additionally a little bit of a critical damage. (He) will certainly miss the sport on Friday and likewise, because it stands, the Tottenham sport. Then now we have to see.
“We (will) attempt to convey him again as shortly as doable, particularly at this stage of the season. I hope he can function in one of many final two video games, however, because it stands, (for) the following two video games, we must play with out him.”
Gudmundsson joined Leeds from Lille final summer time and has had a powerful debut season. Whether or not deployed at left-wing again or left-back, he has established himself as a reliable performer in Farke’s facet, and 31 of his 32 Premier League appearances have been begins.
Noah Okafor and Jaka Bijol are doubts for the house sport towards already-relegated Burnley, whereas Ilia Gruev has already been dominated out for the remainder of the season with a meniscus damage.
Farke flagged a contact damage on the previous’s calf and a hip problem for the latter. Slovenia worldwide Bijol was substituted at half-time on Sunday.
“There are, after the final sport within the cup, one or two query marks,” Farke continued. “Noah Okafor obtained successful towards his calf. There’s a little query mark behind his availability.
“Additionally, Jaka Bijol was coping with some issues together with his hip flexor. I hope to have them each accessible, however I can’t let you know proper now if it’s doable.”
Okafor, who joined Leeds in a deal price £18million (€20.8m, $24.3m) final summer time, has scored three objectives and one help in his final three Premier League outings.