Leeds United 0 Chelsea 3: Reaction and recap, Dan James sent off, Jack Harrison injured
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Jesse Marsch's Whites are approaching their third-last game of the Premier League season in the bottom three following Sunday's 2-1 defeat at Arsenal on a day when relegation rivals Everton won at Leicester City by the same score.
Leeds are third-bottom and level on points with fourth-bottom Burnley, both sides having three games left but the Clarets have a far superior goal difference.
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Hide AdUnited are one point behind the fifth-bottom Toffees who have an extra game remaining and Frank Lampard's side are away at already-relegated Watford tonight in a 7.45pm kick-off tonight.
Burnley, though, do not play until Sunday's lunchtime kick-off at Tottenham Hotspur meaning even a point against Thomas Tuchel's Blues this evening would haul the Whites out of the bottom three.
Chelsea sit third in the table but the Blues are yet to seal a top-four finish to guarantee Champions League football for next term and the Stamford Bridge outfit face Liverpool on Saturday early evening in the FA Cup final.
Our live blog below will bring you all the pre-match build-up followed by confirmed XIs and then live match updates and analysis from Elland Road.
Leeds United 0 Chelsea 3 recap
Key Events
- 7.30pm kick-off at Elland Road
- A point would take third-bottom Leeds out of the drop zone
- Four changes as Bate, Cooper, Rodrigo and Struijk start
Warm ups underway
Chelsea out first by a few seconds. Applause for Leeds but Elland Road still quiet at the moment, most enjoying the last of the sun no doubt and a drink (s) to calm the nerves
‘Four centre backs'
Was a comment from one fan upon heading to get a coffee here. Koch, Cooper, Llorente and Struijk. Formation anyone’s guess.
Cooper, Llorente and Koch
Doing a traning drill as three centre backs which suggests three at the back and then two wing backs - Raphinha maybe? Hard to tell. Could see Struijk at left wing back. Then maybe Bate and Phillips as the CDMs, James behind Rodrigo upfront. That would be the guess
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