CHELSEA v Leeds: Preview

Date: Tuesday tenth
February 2026

Venue: Stamford Bridge

Kick-off: 19:30 GMT

Contemporary
off a Cole Palmer masterclass at Molineux, we’re again at Stamford Bridge
tonight to welcome soiled Leeds.

Chelsea have chalked up
4 Premier League wins on the bounce because the arrival of Rosenior – and to
be honest, what his tactical plans lack in creative benefit, they make up for with
outcomes! If the boss may get our squad concentrating for the entire 90 minutes
(as a substitute of vanishing off into TikTok land at half-time), we’d even look
like a correct soccer workforce. Think about!

We’re swaggering into
tonight’s showdown sitting fairly in fifth. Leeds, bless them, are as much as sixteenth.
You’d assume the maths can be on our facet – however that is Chelsea, so something
can occur.

Leeds have snatched
victories in three of their final 5 matches, proving as soon as once more that any workforce
going through us immediately remembers learn how to play like Barcelona. They beat us in
December, so you possibly can wager they’ll be dreaming of the double tonight.

And simply so as to add some
suspense: we haven’t gained a single midweek match all season – together with that
Leeds fiasco. Buckle up!

MANAGER’S VIEWS

Going into
immediately’s sport, Liam Rosenior says “After I first watched that sport (at Elland
Highway), it was as a impartial. I had no concept inside two or three months I’d be
supervisor of Chelsea. Going to Elland Highway, it’s at all times actually, actually troublesome.
At all times been troublesome. It’s a membership, their followers have backed them actually, actually
strongly at house. Daniel’s an excellent coach. You may see in our current
efficiency as properly, [Dominic] Calvert-Lewin’s in actually good type. The best way
that they press, their vitality, they’re direct in a extremely optimistic manner. It’s
going to be a extremely troublesome sport once more. I’m not right here to speak about what’s
occurred prior to now or what occurred earlier than I used to be right here. I’m targeted on the
sport [tomorrow].

You
noticed it towards Nottingham Forest. They have been magnificent in that sport. Very
forward-thinking. After I say direct, I imply it in a extremely optimistic manner. They
used the strengths of the workforce. They used Dominic. His motion within the field is
excellent. They get crosses within the field. They counter-press actually, actually
properly. We’ve got to face as much as that and overcome these depth issues which might be
key to the sport.”

Leeds
supervisor Daniel Farke, in the meantime, says “Actually good outcomes below Liam. Misplaced
simply the cup video games towards Arsenal however win after win. Again preventing for a
Champions League spot, we’re respectful, particularly in an away sport. We
don’t have to discuss their particular person high quality, they’re a really promising
group of gamers and in the event that they’re on it, it may be troublesome. We’ve got to be extra
on it, away sport, totally different supervisor.”

SQUAD NEWS

For Chelsea, Levi Colwill (ACL), Jamie Gittens (hamstring), Tosin Adarabioyo, Romeo
Lavia (each thigh), Dario Essugo (thigh) are all injured and Mykhaylo Mudryk stays
suspended. Andrey Santos is a doubt after coming off towards Wolves, while
Reece James may return.

For Leeds, Anton Stach seems to be
the one doubtless absentee.

TEAMS

CHELSEA (Doable line-up): Sanchez; Gusto, Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Estevao, Palmer, Neto; J Pedro

LEEDS (Doable line-up): Darlow; Rodon, Struijk, Justin; Bogle, Aaronson, Ampadu,
Gruev, Gudmundsson; Calvert-Lewin, Okafor

LAST SEASON

N/A

CURRENT FORM (PL)

CHELSEA: WWWWLW

LEEDS: DLWDLW

OTHER STUFF

Chelsea
are unbeaten of their final seven Premier League house video games towards LeedsLeeds
gained the reverse fixture 3-1 in DecemberLeeds wish to change into simply the
second promoted facet to finish the Premier League double over Chelsea, after
Charlton Athletic in 2000-01.Chelsea are winless of their three
midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) Premier League video games this season (D1 L2)Leeds haven’t gained any of their final seven
midweek (Tues, Weds, Thurs) away video games within the Premier League (D3 L4)

PREDICTION

Sportsmole: Chelsea 3-1 Leeds