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title: "Leeds: Injury expert rules Liam Cooper out vs Arsenal"
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author: "Charlie Smith"
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published: "2022-05-06T08:35:34Z"
modified: "2022-05-06T08:35:34Z"
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# Leeds: Injury expert rules Liam Cooper out vs Arsenal

**Injury expert Ben Dinnery has ruled [Leeds United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-news/) captain Liam Cooper out of this weekend’s meeting with Arsenal.**

### The Lowdown: Cooper’s late withdrawal

Cooper made a long-awaited [return](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/liam-cooper/leistungsdaten/spieler/75067) to action last month and helped the Whites concede just once in three games, with Jesse Marsch’s side picking up five points against Southampton, Watford and Crystal Palace.

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The 30-year-old was due to start against Manchester City last weekend but [pulled out](https://twitter.com/LUFC/status/1520437141448364033) during the warm-up with a [knee problem](https://twitter.com/apopey/status/1520482066940542977) that required a scan.

Midfielder Mateusz Klich replaced Cooper at Elland Road, and it looks as if the centre-back may well miss the trip to the Emirates on Sunday too.

### The Latest: Dinnery’s claim

Dinnery, a sports injuries expert and analyst who contributes for [Sky Sports](https://mobile.twitter.com/bendinnery?lang=en), has six injury concerns for Leeds on his [Premier Injuries](https://www.premierinjuries.com/injury-table.php) website.

One of those is Cooper, whose current status is listed ‘ruled out’ with a knee problem – the site doesn’t even name a hopeful return date.

Meanwhile, according to Dinnery, striker Patrick Bamford has a May 15 return date following his foot problem.

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### The Verdict: Wait and see…

Marsch will more than likely provide an injury update to start his pre-match press conference at Thorp Arch later today, with Cooper’s condition obviously a concern.

He helped the Whites stop the rot at the back following his return from a hamstring injury and has been the club’s best-rated defender this season, as per [WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/19/Show/England-Leeds).

Therefore, it would be a boost for Marsch and Leeds if Cooper were able to travel to London, so fingers crossed Marsch shares different news to Dinnery.

***In other news: [Leeds officials sent abroad as Radz plots move for 56-goal attacker.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-news/leeds-transfer-news-daichi-kamada-move/)***