On the 21st of August, Leeds United will host Chelsea at Elland Road in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Leeds United recorded a 2-2 draw against Southampton. Rodrigo struck first for Leeds United in the 46th minute on a feed from Jack Harrison, then Rodrigo added another in the 60th minute on a feed from Pascal Struijk. Leeds United is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Chelsea recorded a 2-2 draw against Tottenham Hotspur. Kalidou Koulibaly scored the first goal for Chelsea in the 19th minute, then Pierre-Emile Højbjerg got the equalizer for Tottenham Hotspur in the 68th minute on a feed from Ben Davies . Chelsea is looking for direction having earned 12 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 2 wins.
Marcos Alonso and Ross Barkley are the top scorers for Chelsea in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Leeds United is fortunate enough to have Rodrigo in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 7 goals
Jesse Marsch’s squad will be without Luis Sinisterra, Junior Firpo, Stuart Dallas, Luke Ayling, Liam Cooper, Adam Forshaw and Cody Drameh, while Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea squad will be without N’Golo Kanté.