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title: "Leeds United: Phil Hay reveals ‘more injury news’ before Southampton"
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published: "2021-10-15T16:15:05Z"
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# Leeds United: Phil Hay reveals ‘more injury news’ before Southampton

**Luke Ayling and Robin Koch are both still absent for Leeds United through injury, with journalist Phil Hay providing an update on the pair.**

### The Lowdown: Leeds set for Saints trip

The Whites return to Premier League action on Saturday afternoon, making the trip south to face Southampton at St Mary’s.

Leeds won 1-0 at home to Watford in their last outing and three more points this weekend would further suggest that Marcelo Bielsa’s men have turned a corner after a disappointing start to the season.

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### The Latest: More trouble…

[Patrick Bamford is out](https://theathletic.com/news/bamford-out-for-leeds-vs-southampton-phillips-could-be-fit-raphinha-is-a-doubt/m8984KV4qm8W/), and two more players who won’t be available for the game are Ayling and Koch, with a further update revealing the latter actually needs surgery as well.

Hay confirmed as much on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/PhilHay_/status/1448625922765213701?s=20) on Thursday, but did also say that Adam Forshaw and Crysencio Summerville are in contention:

> More injury news. Koch is in the US having surgery. Bielsa says it's a minor procedure (so not a long absence after it, hopefully). Ayling is halfway through his recovery and won't feature this weekend. Forshaw and Summerville are both available. [#lufc](https://twitter.com/hashtag/lufc?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> — Phil Hay (@PhilHay\_) [October 14, 2021](https://twitter.com/PhilHay_/status/1448625922765213701?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

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### The Verdict: Big blow

It is a big blow not having Ayling and Koch available, but it does at least give Jamie Shackleton another chance to impress in the former’s absence.

The 22-year-old [played all 90 minutes](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/361787/Show/Jamie-Shackleton) in the aforementioned win over Watford, while Diego Llorente and Liam Cooper should continue at centre-back.

That said, the Whites’ troubling start to the season was largely down to injuries disrupting the squad, so the news that Koch and Ayling have [both required surgery](https://motleedsnews.com/news/luke-ayling-needs-surgery-to-solve-leeds-injury-problem/) is certainly not what Bielsa would have wanted.

***In other news, Leeds have been linked with a move for a defender – find out who it is [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-transfer-rumours/leeds-source-shares-noussair-mazraoui-interest/).***