In better news, top scorer Joel Piroe is back after missing last weekend's 1-0 FA Cup thrid round win over Harrogate Town with muscle complaints. He is expected to start the match, as is Illan Meslier, despite his blunder against Hull City last time out.

Leeds United returned to the top of the Championship after scoring three times at home to Sheffield Wednesday, but it was a return to defensive "normality" which most pleased their manager, Daniel Farke.

Report and free match highlights from the Sky Bet Championship match between Leeds United and Sheffield Wednesday at Elland Road on Sunday;

Leeds have scored in each of their last nine matches in the league, finding the net on 20 occasions during that run, which has propelled them to the top of the Championship table

Leeds United have officially confirmed their starting eleven and substitutes to take on Sheffield Wednesday in a Championship clash at Elland Road this afternoon. Daniel Farke’s side find themselves second in the Championship standings following Saturday’s results, but can reclaim top spot by winning today.

Follow live coverage as Leeds United face Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

Early Manor Solomon goal and late strikes from Largie Ramazani and Ao Tanaka secures 3-0 victory at Elland Road.