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Patrick Bamford WILL make his long-awaited return for Leeds in their crunch clash with Aston Villa following injury-ravaged campaign in a massive boost for new boss Jesse Marsch

Patrick Bamford will make his long-awaited return from injury on Thursday night with new boss Jesse Marsch looking to his star striker to help steer Leeds to safety.

The England international has been out since injuring his hamstring celebrating his last-minute equaliser against Brentford at the start of December.

That 22-minute cameo was in itself his first appearance since he damaged his ankle in September, and his latest spell on the sidelines was extended after he developed a new foot problem in January.

Patrick Bamford will make his long-awaited return from injury for Leeds United on Thursday

Bamford, though, has now been declared fit to make a comeback and will be on the bench for Marsch’s first home match in charge against Aston Villa.