Espanyol will be looking to make it back-to-back wins in La Liga when the league’s bottom club travel to top-four chasing Getafe on Tuesday night.
Abelardo Fernandez’s side recorded a 2-0 victory over Alaves on their return to action on Saturday, but Champions League hopefuls Getafe suffered a disappointing 2-1 defeat at Granada.
Getafe will be without the services of central defender Xabier Etxeita through suspension, while Filip Manojlovic is again expected to miss out with a back problem.
Nemanja Maksimovic, Jaime Mata and Mauro Arambarri are all back from bans of their own, though, and the trio are expected to return to the starting XI for Tuesday’s fixture.
Mata should join Jorge Molina in the final third, while Maksimovic and Arambarri are expected to feature in midfield as Bordalas prepares to shuffle his pack from the defeat at Granada.
As for Espanyol, Sebastien Corchia is still unavailable due to a knee injury, but first-choice goalkeeper Diego Lopez is back from a suspension and should return.
The Catalan outfit’s squad is in good shape heading into the contest, and it would not be a surprise to see the bulk of the XI that started against Alaves take to the field here.
Date: Sunday, February 11
Time: 3:15 p.m. GMT, 10:15 a.m. ET
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Wu Lei, who is currently being linked with Wolverhampton Wanderers, should again feature in the final third alongside Jonathan Calleri, with Adri Embarba also keeping his spot.
Getafe possible starting lineup:
Soria; Suarez, Dakonam, Cabaco, Nyom; Etebo, Arambarri, Maksimovic, Cucurella; Mata, Molina.
Espanyol possible starting lineup:
Diego Lopez; J Lopez, Espinosa, Cabrera, Vila; Melendo, David Lopez, Roca, Embarba; Calleri, Wu Lei.
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