Leeds United pair Junior Firpo and Jamie Shackleton are unlikely to be available to face Tottenham, coming after Patrick Bamford and Luke Ayling were already ruled out.

The Lowdown: Leeds take on Spurs

The Whites return to Premier League action after the international break this weekend, making the trip to Spurs on Sunday afternoon.

Marcelo Bielsa's side drew 1-1 at home to Leicester City in their last outing and now haven't lost in their last three league games.

Avoiding defeat against Spurs would be another positive step in the right direction, but their injury woes have not exactly eased, with Ayling and Bamford both certain to miss out, and now more worrying news emerging before the big clash.

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The Latest: Hay makes injury claim

Two more players who look likely to miss out on Sunday are Firpo and Shackleton, with Hay taking to Twitter to confirm that the pair are not ready fitness-wise:

"Firpo is doing well, just needs minutes, Bielsa says. Shackleton is in the same situation (doesn't sound like either will be involved on Sunday)."

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The Verdict: Full-back dilemma

Should Firpo and Shackleton miss out, it leaves Leeds horribly light in the full-back department, with the latter impressing at right-back of late and making five league starts this season.

Stuart Dallas will almost certainly fill one of the full-back spots - presumably right-back - while Pascal Stuijk could fill in at left-back, as was the case against Leicester.

It's far from ideal however, with neither player really a natural on the flanks, while Firpo's left-foot offers proper width on that side when he is available - the Spaniard's possible return was labelled as 'crucial' by Danny Mills this week, so his absence is a major concern.

In other news, one key Leeds figure is delighted with a Whites injury update. Read more here.