In this week 16 match on Dec 11th, Leeds United will travel to London to battle Chelsea in a Premier League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Chelsea is fresh off their 2-3 loss against West Ham United. Thiago Silva scored the first goal for Chelsea in the 28th minute, then Manuel Lanzini tied it up for West Ham United in the 40th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 87th minute on a goal by Arthur Masuaku to cap off a wild match. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Chelsea should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Leeds United recorded a 2-2 draw against Brentford. Tyler Roberts struck first for Leeds United in the 27th minute, then Shandon Baptiste tied it up for Brentford in the 54th minute . Leeds United is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Chelsea won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Leeds United’s most prolific scorer has been Raphinha. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Chelsea’s top weapon lately has been Mason Mount, who has two goals in the last five matches
Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea squad will be without Kai Havertz, N’Golo Kanté, Reece James, Romelu Lukaku and Trevoh Chalobah, while Leeds United will be without Luke Ayling, Robin Koch and Patrick Bamford.