Tuesday 20 September 2016 19:27, UK
Leeds skipper Liam Bridcutt could return to contention for the home EFL Cup tie against Blackburn.
Midfielder Bridcutt missed Saturday's win at Cardiff due to a foot injury sustained against Rovers in last week's league clash between the two sides at Elland Road.
Head coach Garry Monk is likely to make several changes and the likes of Tyler Denton, who scored on his debut in the previous round at Luton, fellow defenders Liam Cooper and Lewie Coyle, plus midfielders Alex Mowatt and Matt Grimes could return to the starting line-up.
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Right-back Gaetano Berardi remains Monk's only injury absentee as he works his way back from a long-term hamstring injury.
Blackburn boss Owen Coyle has confirmed he will make "eight or nine changes" to the side which clinched their first league win of the season against Rotherham on Saturday.
Derrick Williams and Tommie Hoban are both cup-tied and fellow defender Gordon Greer will play no part after sustaining a knock at the weekend.
Danny Graham, Elliott Ward (both ankle), Adam Henley (hamstring), Charlie Mulgrew (calf) and Anthony Stokes (knee) all remain sidelined.
Goalkeeper David Raya will replace Jason Steele and on-loan West Ham midfielder Martin Samuelsen is expected to make his first start for Rovers. There could also be recalls for Liam Feeney and Jack Byrne.
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Leeds and Blackburn have met four times in the League Cup between 1962 and 2005, with two victories apiece.
The two sides meet in the League Cup while in the same division for the first time since November 1995 when both were in the Premier League. Leeds won 2-1 en-route to reaching the final.
Only Brighton (8) have scored more goals in this edition of the EFL Cup than Blackburn (7).
Leeds have won six of their last seven League Cup matches at Elland Road. The other was a 5-1 Quarter-Final defeat to Chelsea in 2012.
Blackburn have kept a clean sheet in just one of their last 20 League Cup matches, a Round 3 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest in 2009.
Charlie predicts
Blackburn finally got a result at the weekend but Owen Coyle is under pressure already and it looks like a real struggle for them this season.
Monk looked close to the end but suddenly they've got a couple of results and people are starting to believe again. It feels like they are improving, with Abel Hernandez providing the creativity behind their main threat Chris Wood.
Charlie predicts: Leeds 2-0 Blackburn, Wood to score first (30/1 with Sky Bet)
