{"id":370586,"date":"2025-08-24T20:33:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T20:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/370586\/"},"modified":"2025-08-24T20:33:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T20:33:15","slug":"sebastiaan-bornauw-update-emerges-ahead-of-sheffield-wednesday-vs-leeds-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/370586\/","title":{"rendered":"Sebastiaan Bornauw update emerges ahead of Sheffield Wednesday vs Leeds United"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Sebastiaan-Bornauw-1140x641.jpg\" class=\"attachment-single-feature size-single-feature wp-post-image\" alt=\"Leeds United defender Sebastiaan Bornauw looks on.\" layout=\"fill\"  style=\"object-position: 50% 50%\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(Credit: Imago)<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_8959.jpg\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" alt=\"Pranav Shahaney\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p> Sun 24 August 2025 20:10, UK <\/p>\n<p><strong>Leeds United signed Sebastiaan Bornauw in the summer, but he has not yet made his first-team debut.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/matchday\/jamie-redknapp-aghast-at-major-leeds-united-problem-he-spotted-vs-arsenal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Farke has named Bornauw on the bench<\/a> for both of the Whites\u2019 opening Premier League fixtures.<\/p>\n<p>The Whites beat Everton in the first gameweek, but <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/news\/alan-shearer-drops-leeds-relegation-claim-on-motd-after-5-0-loss-v-arsenal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leeds were thrashed 5-0 by Arsenal<\/a> on Saturday. <\/p>\n<p>In both games, Joe Rodon and Pascal Struijk were preferred to <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/tag\/sebastiaan-bornauw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bornauw<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/daniel-farke-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Leeds United manager Daniel Farke waving at fans\" class=\"wp-image-203349\" \/>Farke will want to avoid relegation. (Credit: Imago)<\/p>\n<p>This piece includes exclusive opinion from injury expert <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/author\/drrajpalbrar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr Rajpal Brar<\/a>, a specialist in Physical Therapy and a Sports Scientist.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sebastiaan Bornauw not at 100% ahead of Sheffield Wednesday clash<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After a mixed start to the season, <a href=\"https:\/\/motleedsnews.com\/news\/sheffield-wednesday-boycott-details-ahead-of-leeds-united-showdown-at-hillsborough\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leeds United take on Sheffield Wednesday in the Carabao Cup<\/a> on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>According to Dr Rajpal Brar, Bornauw is not yet at 100 per cent fitness as he hasn\u2019t played senior football post his injury.<\/p>\n<p>However, he believes he\u2019s heading in the right direction and the Whites can use cup games along with reserve matches to get him to full fitness.<\/p>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Sebastiaan Bornauw<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Bundesliga stats (2024\/25 season)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Matches played<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Started<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Minutes per game<\/td>\n<td>53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Goals<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>Injuries hampered Bornauw\u2019s last campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Brar told <strong>MOT Leeds News<\/strong>: \u201cHe has been on the bench and been an unused substitute for the last two games. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s unlikely that he\u2019s at 100 per cent because that requires match minutes. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a good sign, however, that he is getting closer after his injury and the club could use the cup and Under-23 games as a way to get him back up to speed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/joe-rodon-leeds-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Joe Rodon in Leeds United action\" class=\"wp-image-203590\" \/>Rodon has been a mainstay in defence. (Credit: Imago)<strong>Daniel Farke must hand Sebastiaan Bornauw his Leeds United debut<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Farke must start Bornauw against Sheffield Wednesday to kickstart his integration into Leeds United. <\/p>\n<p>The Belgian defender, a new signing, needs his debut to build confidence and adapt to the physicality and pace of the English game. <\/p>\n<p>Starting him in this Carabao Cup clash offers a chance to gain crucial match fitness, essential for his long-term role in the squad. <\/p>\n<p>Bornauw\u2019s aerial presence and defensive nous could bolster Leeds\u2019 backline, but he must acclimate quickly to Farke\u2019s system. <\/p>\n<p>A debut against a competitive but manageable opponent like Sheffield Wednesday is ideal for testing his readiness and ensuring he\u2019s prepared for tougher challenges ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaFloxY1SWsv0yud4k0u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MOT Leeds News WhatsApp channel<\/a> and turn on notifications to have all the latest, breaking Leeds United news sent straight to your phone.<\/p>\n<p>Related Posts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Credit: Imago) Sun 24 August 2025 20:10, UK Leeds United signed Sebastiaan Bornauw in the summer, but he&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":370587,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8817],"tags":[748,393,4884,89249,1620,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-370586","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sheffield","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-sebastiaan-bornauw","12":"tag-sheffield","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115085653591799554","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=370586"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370586\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/370587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=370586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=370586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=370586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}