9th September CHELSEA - LEEDS
- Wed 20:00
Chelsea Vs Leeds
- Take Place: Stamford Bridge ( 41.798 )
- Predicted Score: Chelsea 2 - 1 Leeds
Probable Lineups
( 3-4-2-1 ) Chelsea
Leeds ( 3-4-2-1 )
- Penders
- Colwill
- Lacroix
- Acheampong
- Chavarría
- Barco
- Essugo
- Gusto
- Estêvão
- Quenda
- Welbeck
- Trafford
- Muharemovic
- Bijol
- Elvedi
- Justin
- Longstaff
- Tanaka
- Bogle
- Aaronson
- Wilson
- Nmecha
- Player Index: how much of this team's football each player accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.
Injuries and Suspensions
ChelseaVsLeeds
| Player | Rating | Status |
| Jordan Henderson | - | Out - injured |
| Marco Palestra | - | Doubtful - injured |
| Moisés Caicedo | - | Doubtful - injured |
| Player | Rating | Status |
| Joe Rodon | 6.77 | Out - injured |
| Ilia Gruev | - | Out - injured |
| Mateo Joseph | - | Out - injured |
- Rating: season rating out of 10; players without one yet show a dash. ★ marks a player this side particularly relies on.
Team News
Expect sweeping changes from Xabi Alonso after the Premier League defeat to Arsenal on Sunday.
This means that Levi Colwill, Danny Welbeck and Malo Gusto are among those likely to start.
Moises Caicedo and Marco Palestra are both doubtful for the visit of Leeds.
Daniel Farke could bring Jaka Bijol into the back five for the trip to Stamford Bridge.
Further forward, Harry Wilson and Lukas Nmecha are in contention for recalls.
Mateo Joseph is among three confirmed absentees in the Leeds camp.
Odds
Chelsea Win: 1.57
DRAW: 4.00
Leeds Win: 4.75
Prices are indicative and sourced from a range of bookmakers, and may differ from those of any individual bookmaker.
Game Analysis
This is priced as a mismatch. Chelsea is the shortest price on a book of 1.57 / 4.00 / 4.75 (1 / X / 2), an implied 58.0%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 58.0% / 22.8% / 19.2% on an overround of 9.7%.
Chelsea team news: Expect sweeping changes from Xabi Alonso after the Premier League defeat to Arsenal on Sunday.
Chelsea team news: This means that Levi Colwill, Danny Welbeck and Malo Gusto are among those likely to start.
Leeds team news: Daniel Farke could bring Jaka Bijol into the back five for the trip to Stamford Bridge.
Leeds team news: Further forward, Harry Wilson and Lukas Nmecha are in contention for recalls.
Chelsea are without 3 — Jordan Henderson (Out - injured), Marco Palestra (Doubtful - injured), Moisés Caicedo (Doubtful - injured).
Leeds are without 3 — Joe Rodon (Out - injured), Ilia Gruev (Out - injured), Mateo Joseph (Out - injured).
Early lineups are in: Chelsea set up 3-4-2-1 against 3-4-2-1. See the pitch graphic above for the full XI.
Chelsea lean hardest on Maxence Lacroix (8.3), Malo Gusto (8.3), Levi Colwill (8.3) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.
Moisés Caicedo is out for Chelsea — index 7.0, against 9.5 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.
Leeds lean hardest on Nico Elvedi (7.9), James Justin (7.9), Harry Wilson (7.9) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.
Joe Rodon is out for Leeds — index 8.0, against 8.9 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.
The projected score for this one is Chelsea 2 - 1 Leeds, a home win by 1 with 3 goals in it — on the right side of the 2.5 line.
The read: Chelsea at 1.57 is the side the market is with, and nothing in the data above argues against it.
This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 16:41 on 8th September 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.