James could make surprise return but Gnonto and Gray to miss out

Leeds United have had mixed news from the treatment room when it comes to Daniel Farke's wing options for the trip to Burnley.

- by Graham Smyth

The Whites lost Dan James to an ankle injury in training while working his way back to full fitness from a core muscle injury sustained at Fulham.

The initial assessment of the winger's ligament damage suggested that conservative treatment and a six-week recovery time was possible but the Welsh international is ahead of schedule and could even appear off the bench this weekend.

His fellow wide player Willy Gnonto also sat out the last three games with a calf problem that refused to go away prior to the international break and he's had a further setback, albeit a minor one.

And Harry Gray made it a trio of attacking players missing for the Tottenham Hotspur clash, a hip flexor issue keeping him from involvement in the matchday squad. Lucas Perri was also rehabilitating a quad injury.