Gaetano Berardi and Stuart Dallas step up Leeds United return at Elland Road
The duo made a return to competitive action on Friday evening in the Premier League Cup at Guiseley, completing the opening half-an-hour in a 2-1 victory over Notts County.
Both players played again for Carlos Corberan's side today, starting a 2-0 win over Bolton Wanderers before being replaced at the break.
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Hide AdBerardi is continuing his rehabilitation from a hamstring issue that has kept him out since late October while Dallas is nursing an ankle issue picked up in training having recovered from a foot fracture that sidelined him in December.
Izzy Brown also appeared in the first half, following on from a 90-minute run-out on Friday.
The 22-year-old made a first appearance at Elland Road as he pushed for his senior Whites debut having joined the club on loan from Chelsea last summer whilst recovering from a torn ACL.
Brown took a knock to his knee moments before the break but appeared to run off the issue.
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Hide AdUnited stopper Bailey Peacock-Farrell was also given a run-out in LS11 after seeing his first-team minutes limited following the arrival of Kiko Casilla from Real Madrid in Janaury.
Second-half goals from Jordan Stevens and Robbie Gotts handed United victory over Bolton in the Professional Development League, restoring their four-point advantage at the top of the northern section.