LEEDS, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 16: Detail view of the Leeds United club badge on the corner flag prior to the Premier League match between Leeds United and Newcastle United at Elland Road on December 16, 2020 in Leeds, England.The match will be played without fans, behind closed doors as a Covid-19 precaution. (Photo by Rui Vieira - Pool/Getty Images)
Leeds United defender Sam Byram has returned to training and will be available to face Southampton in the playoff final, according to Daniel Farke.
The versatile defender missed the second leg of the Whites’ semi-final clash with Norwich City through injury, having played the entirety of the first match, with Archie Gray deputising as he often has at right back.
While the Leeds boss confirmed that he will still be without Patrick Bamford for Sunday’s (26 May) showdown, he has no other fresh fitness concerns with Pascal Struijk the only other first-team star sidelined.
Speaking in a press conference on Friday (24 May) he said: “It seems every other player will be available including Sam Byram, he returned to team training yesterday.
“Apart from Patrick and Pascal, everyone else is fit.”
Will Leeds United and Daniel Farke start Sam Byram against Southampton at Wembley?
Leeds United were excellent in their semi-final win over Norwich at Elland Road and Farke may be reluctant to stray too far away from the formula that served him so well against the Canaries last time out.
