Graham Smyth thinks Junior Firpo, a defender for Leeds United, may have suffered an injury in the team’s 3-0 victory over Cardiff City, since Sam Byram took his place.
The Whites produced a fantastic Championship performance, outperforming the Welsh team, bu thekeyy will be concerned about yet another issue with one of Daniel Farke’s defenders.key
After 84 minutes, Firpo—who has missed multiple games this season due to a knee injury—was replaced by Byram, who had provided an assist for Patrick Bamford’s opening goal.
Farke didn’t want another injury to one of his defenders against Cardiff, since Pascal Struik was already sidelined due to injury and Liam Cooper was not available. In the future, Leeds’ quest for Premier League promotion may suffer greatly from a deficiency of defensive options.
However, any long-term injury to Firpo could not have the same effect as it could have in the last several months with the imminent return of Jamie Shackleton, Byram, and possibly Stuart Dallas.
