Leeds United Desperate for the Points as They Host Chelsea
Leeds United vs Chelsea - 11/05/2022
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We have a huge game in prospect in the English Premier League on Wednesday the 11th of May as Leeds United meet Chelsea at Elland Road. The hosts begin the week in 18th place on 34 points while the visitors are in 3rd place on 67 points.
Leeds United come into the game have slipped into the bottom three following a 2-1 defeat at Arsenal on the weekend. The Gunners opened the scoring after only 5 minutes and doubled their advantage in the 10th minute.
A disastrous start to the game was compounded when Luke Ayling was sent off in the 27th minute. To the credit of Leeds United, they stayed in the game and scored a consolation goal in the 66th minute.
That result means Leeds United have recorded a single victory from their last 5 matches, all of which have been in the Premier League.
There have been back-to-back defeats to Manchester City and Arsenal plus draws with Crystal Palace away and Southampton at home. The only victory was a 3-0 win at Watford, who have since been relegated.
Trends show Leeds United have achieved just 1 win from their 7 most recent home games in all competitions. They have been struggling to score goals consistently when playing at home in the Premier League and have failed to find the back of the net in 3 of their last 5 on home soil.
Chelsea make the trip to Elland Road on the back of a disappointing 2-2 draw at home against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Having opened a 2-0 lead, it appeared The Blues were going to take maximum points but they conceded 2 goals in the final 11 minutes, the latter of which was scored deep into injury time.
That result means Chelsea have failed to win any of their last 3 games, all of which have been in the Premier League. There have been draws against Manchester United and Wolves plus a 1-0 loss at Everton.
Trends show Chelsea have won only 1 of their last 5 Premier League fixtures, with the win coming at home against West Ham United.
Chelsea are undefeated in 6 of their last 7 away league games and are unbeaten in all their last 7 matches against Leeds United in all competitions.
Team news and Leeds United will be without suspended defender Luke Ayling. Stuart Dallas, Crysencio Summerville, and Adam Forshaw are injured plus there are doubts over the fitness of Patrick Bamford.
Chelsea are expected to be without the injured quartet of Jorginho, N’Golo Kante, Callum Hudson-Odoi, and Benjamin Chilwell. Thomas Tuchel may choose to rotate his team with the FA Cup final in mind.
This is a massive match for Leeds United but they have been struggling at home in recent matches. Chelsea are not in great form themselves but have the quality to punish what could be a nervous Leeds United team. We expect to see Chelsea come away with maximum points and a clean sheet.
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Correct score
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Score
Live
coef.
EPL
192655
2
0 - 2
2.46
15°
1.62
5.50
4.00
1.62
no
no
no
0 - 3(0 - 1)
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