Leeds United were poised to give a host of signings their competitive debuts when the Championship winners made their return to the Premier League at home to Everton on Monday.
Newcomers Lukas Nmecha, Sebastiaan Bornauw, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Sean Longstaff, Anton Stach and Lucas Perri were among the players hoping to be involved.
Everton arrived with blockbuster loan signing Jack Grealish and fellow additions including Thierno Barry and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
101GreatGoals.com brings you the line-ups from Leeds United vs Everton, as well as details on how to watch the game.
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Leeds lineup vs Everton
Brazilian goalkeeper Lucas Perri, who arrived for £13.9m from Lyon, and Germany midfielder Anton Stach – a £17.4m signing from Hoffenheim – are among Leeds’ starters.
Former Manchester City and Germany forward Nmecha signed on a free transfer following his exit from Wolfsburg, who sold centre-back Bornauw to the Whites for £5.1 million. Both are on the bench.
Left-back Gabriel Gudmundsson makes his debut following a £10m move from Lille, while Leeds paid Newcastle £12m for midfielder Sean Longstaff, who will hope to come on.
Right-back Jayden Bogle returns from a hip flexor injury and last season’s Championship top scorer, Joel Piroe, starts.
Centre-back Jaka Bijol is serving a one-match ban.
Leeds United starting XI: Perri, Rodon, Struijk, Bogle, Gudmundsson, Ampadu, Tanaka, Stach, James, Gnonto, Piroe
Leeds substitutes: Darlow, Byram, Longstaff, Aaronson, Harrison, Ramazani, Nmecha, Bornauw, Gruev
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Everton lineup vs Leeds United
Former England international Grealish starts his season-long loan from Manchester City on the Everton bench.
“Jack can play in several positions,” manager David Moyes said in his pre-match press conference.
“He doesn’t give the ball away very often. My aim is to get Jack in positions where he can be creative for us, score and assist.
“I’ve only seen him for a few days here but he’s looked fabulous and he’s in good enough shape, so there are lots of good things to like.
“I just need to make sure I get him at the right time and he’s had enough minutes.”
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Jarrad Branthwaite is out with an injury the centre-back sustained during the 1-0 home friendly defeat to Roma on August 9.
Left-back Vitalii Mykolenko and right-back Nathan Patterson miss out but another player who had been a doubt, midfielder Harrison Armstrong, is on the bench.
Midfielder Dewsbury-Hall starts following his £28m switch from Chelsea, and France under-21 forward Barry, who cost £27m from Villarreal, is initially kept in reserve, as is Mark Travers following the goalkeeper’s £4m signing from Bournemouth.
Wideman Adam Aznou – a £7.8m addition from Bayern Munich – is not in the matchday squad.
Everton starting XI: Pickford; O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Iroegbunam; Gueye, Garner, Dewsbury-Hall; Ndiaye, Beto, Alcaraz
Everton substitutes: Travers, Tyrer, McNeil, Barry, Chermiti, Grealish, Coleman, Armstrong, Onyango
How to watch Leeds vs Everton: Live stream, TV channel
Kick-off on Monday is at 20:00 BST (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT), with live coverage in the UK on Sky Sports Main Event and Ultra.
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