Overview
- Cole Palmer enters the match on a high after scoring a hat-trick in Chelsea’s 3-1 victory at Wolves on Saturday.
- Leeds travel to Stamford Bridge buoyed by their 3-1 win over Forest, sitting six points clear of the relegation places.
- Chelsea list multiple absentees, including Levi Colwill (ACL), Tosin Adarabioyo and Romeo Lavia (thigh), and Dário Essugo (muscle), with Mykhailo Mudryk suspended and Reece James a doubt.
- Leeds report Anton Stach out with a hip issue, Pascal Struijk a doubt, and Jaka Bijol back in contention, while Dominic Calvert-Lewin has reached 10 league goals.
- TNT Sports 4 in the UK and NBC in the U.S. will broadcast the 7:30pm GMT kickoff, refereed by Rob Jones with VAR John Brooks; Chelsea have not lost at home to Leeds in the Premier League since 1999, and a Leeds win would complete their first league double over the Blues since 1991-92.