Uwe Rosler has handed Will Buckley his first Leeds United start against Birmingham City after the winger joined on loan from Sunderland.

Buckley only completed his move in midweek, but has been training with the Whites for two weeks and has been deemed ready to be thrown in at the deep end.

Defender Liam Cooper returns to the side in the place of Guiseppe Bellusci, who scored an own goal in the 3-0 defeat at Middlesbrough, while striker Chris Wood has recovered from injury to start up front.

Paul Robinson starts for the Blues against the club he played for on loan in 2012.

The Whites are without a league win at Elland Road in seven months.

Leeds United: Silvestri; Berardi, Cooper, Bamba, Taylor; Murphy, Cook, Mowatt; Buckley, Dallas, Wood
Subs: Turnbull, Wootton, Bellusci, Adeyemi, Botaka, Byram, Antenucci

Birmingham City: Kuszczak; Caddis, Morrison, Robinson, Grounds; Gleeson, Kieftenbeld, Davis, Cotterill, Gray, Donaldson
Subs: Legzdins, Solomon-Otabor, Brown, Magahoma, Toral, Spector, Brock-Madsen