Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior, Leeds United manager Daniel Farke in a circular insert.
Leeds United are back in action on Tuesday night, with the Whites set to make the trip down south to take on Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
United will be going into the game fresh off a vital win against relegation rivals Nottingham Forest, with Leeds demolishing them 3-1 this past Friday.
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However, Daniel Farke will already have turned his attention to the upcoming clash against Chelsea, with the German looking to replicate the success Leeds enjoyed in the reverse fixture against them at Elland Road.
Since that game in December that Leeds convincingly won 3-1, Chelsea have switched managers, with Enzo Maresca being replaced by Liam Rosenior, who shared his thoughts on the upcoming game.
‘Difficult game…’ – Liam Rosenior acknowledges tough Leeds test ahead
Like Leeds on Friday, Chelsea also picked up a win in their most recent outing, with Rosenior’s men picking up an away win against Wolves.
Speaking after that game, the new Chelsea boss previewed the upcoming game against Leeds.
“There’s a lot of positives. But I want us to keep focusing on what we can improve. We’ve got a difficult game on Tuesday against a strong Leeds team.”
The last time the two sides met, Farke launched a tactical surprise upon Chelsea by starting both Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Lukas Nmecha up front together, but whether the German replicates this same gameplan remains to be seen.
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Data suggests Leeds will struggle against Chelsea
Since taking over as Chelsea boss, Rosenior has had an impressive record in charge, with seven wins from his first nine games, with his only two defeats coming against Arsenal in both legs of the Carabao Cup semi-final.
Opta’s supercomputer feels Leeds will struggle to pick up a result against this in-form Chelsea side.
Chelsea have been given a 66.2% chance of winning the game against Leeds
Leeds’ chances of beating their bitter rivals sit at just 15.4%
The chance of United leaving with a point is 18.4%
However, with West Ham giving this Chelsea side problems recently, there is no reason why Leeds should not feel like they could get a result at Stamford Bridge.
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