Venue: Elland Road

Aidy White has returned to training

Date and Time: Saturday 30th August 2014 - 15:00

Referee: Simon Hooper

Competition: Sky Bet Championship

TEAM NEWS

The drama continues for Leeds after three successive defeats, including the Capital One Cup loss to local rivals Bradford City on Wednesday night.

Following the recent sacking of Dave Hockaday, Neil Redfearn will take the reigns for Saturday's clash with Bolton, who have claimed just one point so far this campaign.

The interim manager will have defender Gaetano Berardi at his disposal after the Swiss full-back completed his three match suspension last week against Watford.

Sam Byram and Guiseppe Bellusci will be unavailable for the game, with the pair receiving straight red cards in their 4-1 defeat to Watford last week. Luke Murphy is also unavailable for the game following his red card on Wednesday against Bradford in the League Cup. Souleymane Doukara, Steve Morison, Aidy White and Lewis Walters are all also unavailable as they continue their recovery from long-term injuries.

As for Bolton, Liam Trotter will miss the trip to Elland Road after the former Millwall man was ruled out for up to ten weeks with a torn hamstring which he sustained in the Wanderers Capital One Cup win over Crewe Alexandra on Tuesday night.

Adam Bogdan and Kevin McNaughton will be assessed ahead of the clash; the Hungarian suffered an eye injury against Brighton last Saturday, while the Scot has missed the last two Trotters games with a hamstring injury.

Elsewhere, Mark Davies will be given the international break to fully recover from his recent injury and Dean Moxey is set to miss out yet again. Marc Tierney and Sanmi Odelusi are both set for a long spell on the sidelines, as the pair continue to return to full fitness after long-term injuries.

POSSIBLE LINE-UPS

Leeds United: Silvestri, Wootton, Berardi, Pearce, Warnock, Tonge, Bianchi, Austin, Antenucci, Smith, Sharp.

Bolton Wanderers: Lonergan, Threlkeld, Wheater, Mills, Ream, Chung-Yong Lee, Medo, Spearing, Danns, C.Davies, Mason.

LAST FOUR MEETINGS

Championship 2013-14: Leeds United 1-5 Bolton Wanderers

Bolton Wanderers 0-1 Leeds United

Championship 2012-13: Leeds United 1-0 Bolton Wanderers

Bolton Wanderers 2-2 Leeds United

MY PREDICTION

Leeds United 2-1 Bolton Wanderers: Two struggling teams who currently sit next to each other in the table, but I believe that United will breakthrough the frail defence of Bolton, who have conceded nine goals already this season and are still searching for their first win.