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title: "Leeds United: Phil Hay delivers Rodrigo blow"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-phil-hay-rodrigo-injury-team-news-premier-league-marcelo-bielsa-elland-road-wolves/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Adam Clancy"
section: "Leeds United"
published: "2021-02-19T16:45:29Z"
modified: "2021-02-19T16:45:29Z"
---

# Leeds United: Phil Hay delivers Rodrigo blow

**Phil Hay has delivered a late blow for Leeds United ahead of their trip to Wolves in the Premier League.**

Writing for [The Athletic](https://theathletic.co.uk/2397708/2021/02/18/leeds-wolves-score/), the football journalist has confirmed that Rodrigo will be ‘missing’ once again for the Elland Road faithful given that he has already missed their last [three](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/rodrigo/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/131505/plus/0?saison=&verein=399&liga=&wettbewerb=&pos=&trainer_id=) games in the top flight with a groin injury.

### Rodrigo a big miss for Leeds

The former Valencia ace, currently valued at £22.5m by [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/rodrigo/profil/spieler/131505), was a regular for Marcelo Bielsa’s team before his injury, as he had played in no fewer than 20 matches in total over all competitions in the 2020/21 term, scoring three goals and making one assist ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/rodrigo/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/131505/plus/0?saison=&verein=399&liga=&wettbewerb=&pos=&trainer_id=)).

He has ranked relatively highly among his teammates in terms of average shots (1.8), key passes (1.3) and dribbles (0.8) per appearance so far this season ([Whoscored](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/19/Show/England-Leeds)), highlighting his influence and overall importance to the side.

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The Spain international has also received high praise from various pundits throughout the campaign, including former Whites star Jermaine Beckford, who described him as an [‘amazing’](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/guy-amazing-jermaine-beckford-heaps-praise-leeds-player-he-desperately-wants-see-back-starting-xi-3034689) player back in November of last year.

There is no doubt that the Peacocks are a stronger team with Rodrigo in it, and it will now be a tougher task to get all three points against Nuno Espirito Santo’s men which would see them climb into the top half of the table above Arsenal.

[***In other news, find out which other LUFC ace is missing in another blow before the clash here!***](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-news/leeds-joe-urquhart-kalvin-phillips-elland-road-premier-league-wolves-team-news-injury-marcelo-bielsa/)