Premiership: Leeds could return to the top

Leeds will return to the top of the Premiership tonight if they beat Aston Villa at Elland Road.

Sat, 24 Nov, 2001 - 10:42

Leeds will return to the top of the Premiership tonight if they beat Aston Villa at Elland Road.

Robbie Keane faces a late fitness test. If he does not recover from his hand injury, O'Leary will be forced to start with just Alan Smith upfront as Mark Viduka is on World Cup duty with Australia.

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Courts Soccer: Premiership Premiership Place: Elland Road Place: Australia Place: Upton Park Place: Stamford Bridge Person: Robbie Keane Person: O'Leary Person: Alan Smith Person: Mark Viduka Person: Seth Johnson Person: Jonathan Woodgate Person: Harry Kewell Person: Lee Bowyer Person: Michael Bridges Person: Lucas Radebe Person: Mark Delaney Person: Mustapha Hadji Person: Paul Merson Person: Duncan Ferguson Person: Kevin Campbell Person: Steve Watson Person: Tomasz Radzinski Person: Walter Smith Person: Joe-Max Moore Person: Danny Cadamarteri Person: Dave Bassett Person: Robbie Savage Person: Callum Davidson Person: Djibril Diawara Person: Gudni Bergsson Person: Mike Whitlow Person: Steve Marlet Person: Luis Boa Morte Person: Matthew LeTissier Person: LeTissier Person: Jo Tessem Person: Alan Curbishley Person: Mauricio Taricco Person: Ben Thatcher Person: Paul Kitson Person: Roeder Person: Frederic Kanoute Person: Joe Cole Person: David James Person: Shaka Hislop Person: Fabrizio Ravanelli Person: Benito Carbone Person: Malcolm Christie Person: Deon Burton Person: Kieron Dyer Person: Marcel Desailly Person: William Gallas Person: John Terry Person: Mark Bosnich Person: Carlo Cudicini Person: Garry Flitcroft Event: Premiership Event: Christmas Organisation: Leeds Organisation: Aston Villa Organisation: Villa Organisation: Everton Organisation: Leicester City Organisation: Chelsea Organisation: Leicester Organisation: Bolton Organisation: Torino Organisation: Fulham Organisation: Southampton Organisation: St Mary Organisation: Charlton Organisation: West Ham Organisation: Tottenham Organisation: Derby Organisation: Newcastle Organisation: Blackburn

<p>WRAP: Netherlands move to one point of qualification, Croatia secure World Cup spot and Germany on brink of automatic qualification. Picture: WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP via Getty Images</p>

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