Leeds United vs Wigan Athletic preview - Leeds hopeful on duo
Posted Wednesday, December 24, 2014 by PA
Leeds pair Rudy Austin and Giuseppe Bellusci are hoping to shake off their respective injuries and return to contention for the home game against Wigan.
Midfielder Austin has missed the last two games due to an ankle injury, while defender Bellusci has been struggling with a hamstring strain. Both returned to full training this week.
Head coach Neil Redfearn, who has no major new fitness worries, must decide whether to retain Billy Sharp in his starting line-up alongside Mirco Antenucci or recall Souleymane Doukara.
Leeds are chasing their first league win in four matches after taking one point from their previous three.
Wigan will be without central defender Leon Barnett.
The 29-year-old is out for a couple of weeks with the hamstring injury which forced him off in the home loss to Rotherham at the weekend.
Latics, who have won just one of their past 17 fixtures, are also without Martyn Waghorn, who has only just returned to first-team training because of his shoulder problem.
Full-back Maynor Figueroa was recalled prematurely from his loan spell from Hull on Monday.
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