The Blues will have revenge on their mind.
Chelsea welcome Leeds United to Stamford Bridge hoping to avenge a 3-1 loss at Elland Road back in December.
The Blues have won four successive Premier League games under Liam Rosenior and will be expected to make it five in a row despite coming unstuck in the reverse fixture at Elland Road.
Leeds are coming off a 3-1 win over Nottingham Forest last time out, and could move nine points clear of the relegation zone by completing an unexpected double over Chelsea.
Rosenior’s men, meanwhile, will hope to take another step towards Champions League qualification for next season. They head into the game a point behind fourth-placed Manchester United, who visit West Ham in the evening’s 8:15pm kick-off.
101GreatGoals has the full team news from Stamford Bridge.
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Chelsea team news
Chelsea make two changes from the side that eased to victory at Wolves three days ago.
Estevao and Jose Acheampong replace Pedro Neto and Wesley Fofana.
Reece James, who had been dealing with an illness, misses out on the Blues’ matchday squad.
Chelsea: Sanchez; Gusto, Acheampong, Chalobah; Cucurella; Caicedo, Andrey Santos; Palmer, Fernandez, Estevao; Joao Pedro.
Substitutes: Sharman-Lowe, Badiashile, Fofana, Sarr, Hato, Garnacho, Neto, Delap, Guiu.
Leeds United team news
Leeds make three changes from their crucial victory over Forest.
Noah Okafor, Pascal Struijk and Dominic Calvert-Lewin all drop out, with the latter pair missing out on the squad entirely.
Calvert-Lewin has scored 10 goals this season, but it is Lukas Nmecha who will lead the line for Daniel Farke’s side.
Sebastian Bornauw and Jaka Bijol join Nmecha in coming into the side.
Leeds United: Darlow; Rodon, Bornauw, Bijol; Justin, Ampadu, Gruev, Gudmundsson; Bogle, Aaronson; Nmecha.
Substitutes: Perri, Byram, Longstaff, Tanaka, Buonanotte, James, Okafor, Gnomo, Piroe.
How to watch Chelsea v Leeds United: TV channel, live online stream
Kick-off on Tuesday is at 19:30 GMT (14:30 ET / 11:30 PT). Live TV coverage in the UK is on TNT Sports 4 and the Discovery Plus app.
TNT Sports costs £29.99 a month through Discovery Plus, which includes Eurosport and entertainment and is available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.
Chelsea v Leeds United stats
- Chelsea are unbeaten in their last seven Premier League home games against Leeds, winning six in a row (D1) since a defeat in December 1999, when Stephen McPhail scored both goals in a 2-0 Whites win
- They are winless in their three midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) Premier League games this season (D1 L2), including a 3-1 loss at Leeds in December
- Rosenior is aiming to become the first Blues boss to win his first three Premier League home games since Maurizio Sarri in September 2018
- The Englishman has failed to win either of his two previous meetings with Leeds, drawing 0-0 at home and losing 3-1 away during the 2023/24 Championship campaign with Hull City
- Those games are also the only two previous meetings between Rosenior and Farke
- Joao Pedro has been directly involved in four goals in his last four home Premier League appearances for Chelsea (3 goals, 1 assist) but he has never scored or assisted against Leeds, losing all three such top-flight games (two with Watford, one with Chelsea)
- Following their 3-1 win at Elland Road in December, Leeds are looking to complete the league double over Chelsea for the first time since their 1991/92 title-winning campaign
- Leeds could become the second promoted side to complete the Premier League double over Chelsea, after Charlton Athletic in 2000/01
- They haven’t won any of their last seven midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) away games in the Premier League (D3 L4), conceding 24 goals across those matches (3.4 per game)
- Two of their last 25 away Premier League matches (D6 L17) have resulted in victory, both at Wolves (3-2 in March 2023, 3-1 in September 2025)
- Five of their last seven away wins in the competition have been against sides beginning with W, winning none of their last 22 against sides beginning with any other letter (D6 L16) since a 2-1 win at Liverpool in October 2022
- Jaka Bijol, Ao Tanaka and Dominic Calvert-Lewin could become the first players to score home and away for Leeds against Chelsea during the same campaign since Mark Viduka in 2000/01
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