Known Chelsea fan Paul Merson has predicted a Chelsea win tonight as they get ready to welcome Leeds United to Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea’s players have a big game to concentrate on tonight of course, and former Blues striker Chris Sutton believes that they should beat Leeds United comfortably later on and they will be out looking for revenge – agreeing with Merson.
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Merson predicts Chelsea vs Leeds
Liam Rosenior with his players at full time.
Liam Rosenior with his players at full time. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
Despite Leeds being in fine form as of late, with three wins and one draw in their last five outings in all competitions, Merson predicts Chelsea will comfortably defeat their visitors from West Yorkshire.
“Leeds needed that win over Nottingham Forest last time out. It becomes even more important considering the fact that West Ham beat Burnley on Saturday,” Merson said in an article for Sportskeeda.
“I know Leeds have managed to take points off the big boys this season, but I don’t see that happening in this game. Cole Palmer just scored a hat-trick, and Chelsea are playing at home. Liam Rosenior’s team will be buzzing. I fully expect Chelsea to get the win here,” with Merson going on to predict a 3-1 win for the hosts.
Relegation battlers
Chelsea face their second serious relegation battling club in a row, after beating Wolves 3-1 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon to continue Rosenior’s fabulous start as Blues boss.
Every game is big in the Premier League these days and no game is ever going to be easy, but both Merson and Sutton believe this one will be for Chelsea tonight. I think Chelsea need to give their opponents a lot of respect and don’t get complacent this evening, despite being at home.
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