With the Premier League season a third of the way through ahead of this midweek round of fixtures, Chelsea are third in the table with 24 points, six points behind leaders Arsenal and just one below Manchester City, while only five points separate the Blues and Bournemouth in 11th place.

Leeds United are 18th with 11 points from 13 games, although West Ham United are above them and out of the drop zone due to a higher total of goals scored.

Head-to-head

Since 2003, Chelsea have won eight of our 11 meetings against Leeds in league and cup (two draws, one defeat). Our one defeat in that time was when we last visited Elland Road in August 2022 (3-0).

Chelsea have won six of our 48 league games at Elland Road against Leeds United, the most recent being in May 2022, when goals from Mason Mount, Christian Pulisic and Romelu Lukaku secured a 3-0 win.

Leeds first hosted Chelsea at Elland Road in 1927, winning 5-0. Since then, six different Chelsea managers have come away with maximum points – David Calderhead (1930), Leslie Knighton (1936) and then, following a 52-year gap, Bobby Campbell (1988), Glenn Hoddle (1994), Gianluca Vialli (2000) and Thomas Tuchel (2022).

Head-to-Head (all competitions)

Played 108
Won 38
Drawn 30
Lost 40

Last five meetings at Elland Road

6 December 2003 - Premier League D 1-1 Duff
19 December 2012 - League Cup W 5-1 Mata, Ivanovic, Moses, Hazard, Torres
13 March 2021 - Premier League D 0-0
11 May 2022 - Premier League W 3-0 Mount, Pulisic, Lukaku
21 August 2022 - Premier League L 0-3

Biggest league win for each team:

Leeds 7-0 Chelsea | 1967/68 | Division One
Chelsea 7-1 Leeds | 1934/35 | Division One
Chelsea's biggest league win at Elland Road is 3-0 in 2021/22.

Chelsea stats

With our victory at Burnley in our most recent away fixture, Chelsea have won three consecutive Premier League away games without conceding for the first time since November 2021.

Chelsea have secured victories in six of our previous nine away Premier League fixtures, with one draw and two defeats, following an earlier sequence of eight consecutive winless matches on the road. Five of our next six games in all competitions are away from home.

We have the second-best away record in the competition with 13 points from six games. Only Arsenal have won more points on the road (14).

The Blues have opened the scoring in each of our past eight Premier League matches and have only failed to score in one match this season, which was the 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace on the opening day.

Chelsea have gained four points from losing positions this season, all away from home.

We have lost two of our last 17 evening kick-offs in the Premier League (7pm or later), going down 2-0 at Ipswich Town and 3-0 at Brighton & Hove Albion last season (12 wins, three draws).

The Blues have scored seven goals from corners in the Premier League this season. Only Arsenal have scored more with eight.

Enzo Maresca’s side have won 52 per cent of our duels in the Premier League this term, second only to Sunderland (52.4 per cent).

Since the start of 2020/21, Chelsea have won 10 of our 16 games away to Premier League newcomers, drawing four and losing two.

Estevao Willian (18 years, 220 days) is the second-youngest player to make five Premier League starts for Chelsea, after Jody Morris (18 years, 115 days).

Premier League scorers
Fernandez 4 (1 pen), Joao Pedro 4, Neto 4, Caicedo 3, Chalobah 3, Acheampong 1, Estevao 1, Garnacho 1, Gusto 1, James 1, Palmer 1

Premier League assists
James 3, Joao Pedro 3, Cucurella 2, Garnacho 2, Neto 2, Estevao 1, Fernandez 1, Gittens 1, Guiu 1, Gusto 1

Milestones

Alejandro Garnacho made his 100th career Premier League appearance against Arsenal, becoming the youngest South American to reach that landmark (21 years, 152 days).

Leeds United stats

Last season

Championship: Winners
FA Cup: Lost 2-0 at home to Millwall in the fourth round
Carabao Cup: Lost 3-0 at home to Middlesbrough in the first round
Top scorer (all competitions): Joel Piroe 19

This season’s Premier League stats

Most minutes played: Rodon 1,170, Bogle 1,142, Gudmundsson 1,026
Most goals: Nmecha 4, Calvert-Lewin 2, Okafor 2, Rodon 2
Most assists: Longstaff 2, Aaronson 1, Stach 1
Most duels won: Gudmundsson 68, Rodon 64, Aaronson 63
Clean sheets: Perri 2
Most fouls conceded: Ampadu 17, Stach 15, Bogle 14
Most yellow cards: Ampadu 4, Bogle 3

Leeds have conceded at least once in each of their last 10 Premier League games, having kept a clean sheet in two of their opening three matches this season.

Leeds have lost four consecutive Premier League matches, equalling their longest losing streak from their previous top-flight campaign in 2022/23.

Five of Leeds United’s seven Premier League goals at Elland Road this season have been scored in the first half of games (71 per cent).

Leeds have amassed eight points from their six home Premier League games, with wins against Everton and West Ham United, draws with Newcastle United and Bournemouth, plus defeats to Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa.

Leeds have won one of their past 12 midweek Premier League games (five draws, six defeats), beating Nottingham Forest 2-1 in April 2023.

Each of Leeds’ last seven Premier League wins have been against sides starting the day in 13th place or lower in the table. They have won none of their last 18 against sides in the top half (six draws, 12 defeats), since a 2-1 win at Liverpool (eighth) in October 2022.

Daniel Farke's managerial record against Chelsea

Won: 0
Drawn: 2
Lost: 4

Last five results

West Ham United (h) W 2-1
Brighton & Hove Albion (a) L 3-0
Nottingham Forest (a) L 3-1
Aston Villa (h) L 2-1
Manchester City (a) L 3-2

Last Premier League line-up

Manchester City 3-2 Leeds United
Saturday 29 NovemberTeam (4-3-3): Perri; Bogle, Rodon, Struijk, Justin (Gudmundsson 69); Tanaka (Aaronson 90+2), Ampadu (c), Gruev; James (Calvert-Lewin h-t), Nmecha (Okafor 82), Gnonto (Bijol h-t)
Scorers: Calvert-Lewin 49, Nmecha 68
Booked: Rodon 58

Discipline

Moises Caicedo is suspended following his red card against Arsenal. He will also miss the Bournemouth and Everton games, but will be available to take on Atalanta in the Champions League.

In the Premier League, five yellow cards received before 19 league fixtures have been completed will result in a one-match suspension in the competition.

Chelsea Premier League yellow cards: Cucurella 3, Badiashile 2, Caicedo 2, Chalobah 2, Estevao 2, Fernandez 2, George 2, Hato 2, James 2, Sanchez 2, Santos 2, Maresca 2, Joao Pedro 1, Neto 1, Tosin 1

Match officials

Referee: Darren England
Assistants: Scott Ledger and Akil Howson
Fourth official: Josh Smith
VAR: Paul Howard
Assistant VAR: Lee Betts

Darren England is officiating his second Chelsea match this season, having previously refereed our opening weekend goalless draw against Crystal Palace.