Leeds United and Chelsea are both looking to bounce back and return to winning ways when the teams square off at Elland Road in their next Premier League encounter on Sunday afternoon.
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Leeds will come into their next league fixture looking for a positive result after they played out to a thrilling 2-2 draw against Southampton.
The Blues were held by the same scoreline albeit in a fiery, controversial fixture against London rivals Spurs.
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In head-to-head stats between the two teams, Chelsea managed to do the double over Leeds in the Premier League after they claimed a thrilling 3-2 win at Stamford Bridge in the first leg before cruising to a comfortable 3-0 victory at Elland Road in the return fixture.
Leeds mentor Jesse Marsch is expected to be without the services of right-back Stuart Dallas and midfielder Mateusz Bogusz, who are sidelined with a thigh problem and a cruciate ligament rupture respectively.
Thomas Tuchel will be without key midfielder N’Golo Kante, who sustained a muscular injury during their recent draw against Tottenham Hotspur.
Rodrigo remains the only player to have scored for Leeds this season after he netted three goals in his first two games and has seen seven of his last nine league goals come after half-time.
Reece James has been one of Chelsea’s standout performers in his last two matches after keeping a clean sheet against Everton before finding the back of the net Bin their draw against Tottenham Hotspur but the right-back has a good record against Leeds having kept two clean sheets in his last two games at Elland Road.
Leeds United Form This Season:
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Chelsea Form This Season:
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