Leeds United kick off Saturday’s Premier League action as they welcome Chelsea to Elland Road in a tasty clash between two English giants.
Victory would see Leeds stay 11th no matter what those just below them do this weekend, whereas Chelsea can go third for at least 26 hours with a win.
Team News
Pascal Struijk could return for Leeds after missing Monday’s defeat at West Ham with a knock.
Jamie Shackleton (adductor) and Robin Koch (knee) could also be in contention but Pablo Hernandez (muscle) is a doubt and could join Adam Forshaw (hip) on the sidelines.
Chelsea could again be without Tammy Abraham as the England international continues to struggle with an ankle injury.
Stat Attack
- Leeds have claimed four points from their last five league meetings against Chelsea (W1, D1, L3).
- Chelsea have won just one of their last five away league trips to Elland Road (W1, D2, L2).
- No penalty has been awarded to either team in 25 previous Premier League meetings.
- Three of Chelsea’s last four away goals in the Premier League have come from Mason Mount, of which two of his goals came in the final three minutes of the first half.
- Nine of Patrick Bamford’s 13 league goals for Leeds this season has come on his left foot.
Prediction
Leeds endured one of their unpredictable ‘off’ matches because they were defensively poor yet strong up front, yet putting just two of their 17 shots onto target is poor and highlights just how hard it is to predict this Leeds team at times due to the sheer amount of unnecessary inconsistencies.
Chelsea meanwhile were dominant against Everton with a strong all-round performance but I would like to see them begin to now score more open play goals instead of relying on own goals or penalties which has been quite prominent in their recent league results.
This therefore is going to be quite a big game because Leeds simply need to raise their end product, whereas Chelsea know that victory is a must if want to keep themselves in control of the race for the top four and I fancy the Blues to do that if they are at their best.
Prediction: Leeds 0-2 Chelsea
Result: Leeds 0-0 Chelsea
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