Week 16 brings us a match on Dec 11th where Chelsea and Leeds United will play a match in London in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Chelsea recorded a 3-3 draw against Zenit. Timo Werner struck first for Chelsea in the 2nd minute, then in the 38th minute, Douglas Santos sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Claudinho . Chelsea should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while leeds United is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Brentford. Tyler Roberts struck first for Leeds United in the 27th minute, then Shandon Baptiste tied it up for Brentford in the 54th minute . Leeds United is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Chelsea won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Raphinha has been the most prolific scorer on Leeds United in his last five matches with 2 goals. Chelsea’s top weapon lately has been Timo Werner, who has 3 goals in the last five matches
Kai Havertz, N’Golo Kanté, Reece James, Romelu Lukaku and Trevoh Chalobah are unavailable to play for Chelsea, while Luke Ayling, Robin Koch and Patrick Bamford are unavailable to play for Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera’s team.