Leeds remain in the relegation zone after defeat at Man City
Chelsea unbeaten in seven across all competitions following Arsenal draw
Recommended bet: Chelsea to win
Leeds welcome Chelsea to Elland Road on Wednesday night and the Whites will be attempting to move out of the Premier League relegation zone.
Daniel Farke’s men lost to Manchester City in injury time at the weekend despite a spirited comeback from two down and now face a Blues side who held leaders Arsenal to a 1-1 draw with 10 men on Sunday.
Team news
Leeds midfielder Sean Longstaff is unavailable and could be sidelined for six weeks with a calf injury.
Anton Stach could return to the matchday squad after missing the City game following a concussion while Sebastiaan Bornauw should be back after a knee injury.
Chelsea will be without Moises Caicedo, who is suspended after being shown a red card against Arsenal.
The Blues are currently managing the game time of Reece James and he could be replaced in the starting XI by Andrey Santos.
Romeo Lavia remains sidelined and Dario Essugo only returned to training last week, while Cole Palmer was an unused substitute on Sunday and will be pushing to feature.
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The stats
Leeds have lost six of their last nine Premier League games against Chelsea.
Chelsea have won just six of their last 48 trips to Elland Road in the league, drawing 13 and losing 29 against Leeds.
Leeds have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last 10 Premier League matches.
Chelsea have scored two or more goals in 12 of their 20 games in all competitions this season.
Leeds’ 2-1 victory over Nottingham Forest in April 2023 is their sole win in their last 12 midweek Premier League fixtures.
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Prediction
Leeds are on a run of six defeats in seven matches and now take on a Chelsea side who have won nine in 12 across all competitions.
The Whites are stuck in the relegation zone and need points on the board to pull themselves out of the bottom three and ease the pressure on Farke.
Fighting back from two goals down to equalise against Manchester City will give the team belief, but losing the game in injury time was a major blow.
Chelsea head to Elland Road full of confidence after holding leaders Arsenal with only 10 men on Sunday but now travel north without the influential Moises Caicedo, who was sent off for a nasty challenge against the Gunners.
However, while Caicedo is a key player, the Blues squad is packed with quality and they have kept four clean sheets in six matches and last failed to score on the opening day of the season.
Chelsea can expect to get back to winning ways on Wednesday while Leeds’ struggles look set to continue for a little while longer.
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