Lesley Ugochukwu of Burnley battles for possession with Ethan Ampadu and Anton Stach of Leeds United(Image: Getty Images)

Leeds United are sweating on the fitness of a host of key players ahead of a crunch game against West Ham United.

Leeds host the Hammers at Elland Road on Friday night as they go in search of a first win in four attempts after successive defeats and a draw in their last three outings. West Ham are also in need of a win to lift their position in the standings and morale after another loss on Monday night at home to Brentford.

Both sides have their injury worries ahead of the game, with Leeds' complicated further by an illness that has hit a couple of members of the camp.

Missing key men in attack, the availability of Noah Okafor and Willy Gnonto still remains in doubt after a number of weeks, while captain Ethan Ampadu and defender Pascal Struijk missed training today due to sickness.

Ampadu and Struijk can play if they recover in time, but there are bigger questions in the attacking positions regarding Okafor...