Leeds vs Chelsea – Team News: Wonderkid gets another start, Cole Palmer left on the bench | OneFootball

Chelsea face Leeds at Elland Road in just over an hour, and the teams are in!

Enzo Maresca knows he has 8 games to play this month, and it all starts in Yorkshire tonight. After a positive – but frustrating – draw on Sunday, it’s vital to pick up 3 points tonight, and the coach has picked a strong side.

Robert Sanchez continues in goal. We knew that Reece James wouldn’t be able to play a 3rd game in 8 days, but what we didn’t suspect was that Malo Gusto would be rested too. That means Trevoh Chalobah switches to right back, with Tosin Adarabioyo and Benoit Badiashile in the middle and Marc Cucurella at left back.

In midfield, the suspended Moises Caicedo is replaced by Andrey Santos, who plays alongside Enzo Fernandez.

Alejandro Garnacho will be frustrated – he only played 45 minutes on Sunday, and is on the bench again today. Jamie Gittens starts on the left wing, with Estevao Willian on the right and Joao Pedro as a number 10.

Liam Delap leads the line – a goal or two for him today would be massive. We need a consistent goalscorer as a number 9, and for all his promise he’s yet to show us that yet.

Cole Palmer is on the bench again – but we’re pretty sure today will be the day we see him get his first minutes since January.

Here are the full team line-ups for Leeds vs Chelsea (kick off at 20:15 GMT)

CHELSEA:

Chelsea’s team to take on Leeds at Elland Road.

In other news…

Chelsea could have beaten Arsenal on Sunday, but a red card to Moises Caicedo put paid to that idea. According to one podcast, it was the worst possible time for the midfielder to let us down.

Two top young talents in Ligue 1 are apparently being chased by Chelsea, who want to put in some crucial groundwork in January before a summer saga develops.