“Sometimes I have to surprise you guys and be a bit predictable,” said a smiling Daniel Farke of his Leeds United starting XI that beat Norwich City 2-0 on Wednesday.

Two days earlier, the Whites boss had painted Manor Solomon as unlikely to feature amid a possible hamstring issue while Brenden Aaronson, though less of a concern, was also an injury doubt. Both didn’t just make the squad but started.

Aaronson played the full 90 minutes while Solomon bagged a goal and an assist before he was taken off 15 minutes from time. Farke would have been forgiven for rotating his side ahead of Monday’s giant promotion clash with Burnley.

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But the Whites boss insisted: “We had three proper nights at home, no travel, there was enough time to recover, the time to the next game is enough to cover.

"And I wanted to send the sign, perhaps people thinking [about the] massive game against Burnley you change a bit, that no we take this game seriously, we don't underestimate any team.”

There is the obvious risk of fatigue and drop in production. Joe Rodon has started each of the 28 Championship matches so far and has had to be more attentive and authoritative amid the absence of Pascal Struijk.

Admittedly, he is in an area of the pitch whereby such a starting streak is not so rare. Then there is attacking midfielder Aaronson, who has started 26 league games in a row and is in a much busier area of the pitch. His pressing style of play also adds to the risk of burnout.

However, Farke made it very clear that he believes his squad has enough time to recover ahead of the trip to Turf Moor. “It’s the first time the TV schedule helps us a little bit,” he said on Wednesday.

“I think for both teams, the load during this week doesn’t make a different. As a professional football player, if you have five days between the games, if this is not enough to recover then you probably have to play chess.

“You can’t play professional football. I don’t think being tired or fatigue will play an important role on Monday.”

Perhaps the adrenaline rushing through the players amid the gravitas of the game won’t allow them to feel fatigue anyway. The squad, meanwhile, has been boosted by the news that Struijk’s hamstring injury does not involve the tendon. He could return to team training as soon as next week.

Struijk will miss Monday’s game, though, as will Patrick Bamford who is two weeks away from returning. It looks as though Farke will have the same squad from Wednesday, with Ao Tanaka counting his lucky stars he did not see a second yellow card against Norwich.

“Everyone came through [against Norwich] without any problems so I hope that all our players will be available on Monday,” he said at Thorp Arch on Thursday. “I expect more or less to have the same group available for the last game.”

Wednesday’s line-up was as strong as Farke could have gone with given his current options as Junior Firpo has yet to get up to full speed. Barring late injury or illness, supporters might expect the same XI to be fielded at Turf Moor.