Middlesbrough v Leeds United: Patrick Bamford handed first Championship as Pablo Hernandez drops to the bench

By Phil Hay
Published 9th Feb 2019, 11:10 BST
Updated 10th Feb 2019, 05:36 BST
Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford handed first Championship start at Middlesbrough.Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford handed first Championship start at Middlesbrough.
Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford handed first Championship start at Middlesbrough.
Patrick Bamford was handed his first league start for Leeds United but Marcelo Bielsa left Pablo Hernandez on the bench for today’s clash away at Middlesbrough.

Hernandez and Mateusz Klich shook off minor niggles in time to feature but Adam Forshaw failed to overcome a pre-game knee problem, allowing Kalvin Phillips back into Bielsa’s line-up.

Phillips’ inclusion in a defensive midfield role was one of three changes made by Bielsa, who gave Bamford a full league debut six months after the striker left Middlesbrough for Elland Road in a £7m transfer.

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