Struijk is partnered in the centre of defence alongside Joe Rodon with Sam Byram starting his fourth consecutive game. Illan Meslier continues his streak of starting every Championship game this season as Jayden Bogle begins at right-back again having scored against Oxford United in Saturday's 4-0 win.

Whites boss Daniel Farke has named his Leeds United team for Boxing Day’s 8pm kick-off at Stoke City in which his side have another new chance to go top. Farke has made a big call with Ao Tanaka who drops to the bench as Pascal Struijk returns to the side to partner Joe Rodon at centre-back.

The pick of the stats as Stoke City face Leeds United in the Championship on Boxing Day.

Bizarre” is the only way Jon Newsome can describe Leeds United’s recent struggles away from home, but the former centre-back thinks one good win could change their fortunes. This Christmas week offers the chance of two.

Follow live coverage as Oxford United face Cardiff City in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

Relegation from the top flight last term means Luton, Burnley and Sheffield United are all back in the second tier this term and will be expected to push for play-off spots again at least, but so too will Norwich City,