Leeds United team news as Farke makes Piroe, Gnonto and Leeds United decisions to face Ipswich

Leeds United are looking for their first Championship win this afternoon at Portman Road Leeds United sign Swansea City striker Joel Piroe - Leeds United

Joel Piroe will make his Leeds United debut this afternoon after being named in Daniel Farke’s starting line-up to take on Ipswich Town. The striker only completed his switch from Swansea City on Thursday night, but he’ll lead the line for the Whites at Portman Road as they go in search of their first league win of the new season.

The inclusion of the striker isn’t the only big call Farke has made this weekend either after welcoming both Wilfried Gnonto and Luis Sinisterra back in to the starting line-up. The pair were exiled from the first-team squad earlier this month after refusing to play in order to try and force moves away from Elland Road.

Leeds have stood firm, though, and after smoothing things out with both men, Farke has named them in the starting line-up. They’ll play behind new signing Piroe and alongside Georginio Rutter in, what looks on paper, to be an extremely strong attacking four.

Crysencio Summerville has been passed fit to be involved this afternoon, but he’s named on the bench. Dan James hasn’t been risked after picking up a slight groin injury last time around, but Joe Gelhardt has shrugged off a shoulder injury to claim his spot on the bench.

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Leeds announced on Thursday evening that they had completed a deal to sign 24-year-old Dutch striker Joel Piroe from Swansea City on a four-year-deal and the forward goes straight into the XI at Portman Road alongside both Willy Gnonto and Luis Sinisterra.

Gnonto and Sinisterra have both been reintegrated into the Whites group having previously trained alone. Gnonto had refused to play for the club upon being informed he would not be sold this summer and then handed in a transfer request. Sinisterra, meanwhile, was removed due to uncertainty about his contractual situation but both start as part of multiple attacking boosts as Crysencio Summerville also returns from injury to the bench.’

Summerville picked up a groin strain during the opening weekend 2-2 draw at home to Cardiff City which left him facing up to three weeks out.

Farke also revealed at Thursday’s pre-match press conference that Daniel James was having problems with his adductors and that Joe Gelhardt had suffered a light shoulder injury in last weekend’s 1-1 draw at home to West Brom but that Gelhardt had still trained. The Whites boss also revealed that Leo Hjelde’s situation had slightly improved as he recovers from concussion.

James is not involved but both Gelhardt and Hjelde are on the bench which also features Jamie Shackleton as he, James and Gelhardt come out of the XI that started against the Baggies. Their places are taken by Piroe, Gnonto and Sinisterra.

Today’s contest comes too soon for the injured Ian Poveda who joins Patrick Bamford, Mateo Joseph, Junior Firpo, captain Liam Cooper and longer-term absentee Stuart Dallas on the sidelines.

Leeds United v Ipswich Town: Meslier; Ayling, Rodon, Struijk, Byram; Ampadu, Gray; Sinisterra, Gnonto, Rutter, Piroe. Subs: Darlow, Cresswell, Drameh, Hjelde, Shackleton, Gyabi, Greenwood, Summerville, Gelhardt.